Workers' Compensation Disability Management Program
The Workers' Compensation Management Bureau (WCMB) has been charged with developing programs designed to enhance the safety of all work environments, assist our injured workers in their healing process, and ensure that all injured State of Montana employees receive the best care possible. Additionally employees deserve to be returned to work as soon as possible following work-related injuries or occupational disease. This will improve the well-being of all employees and provide for an efficient workers' compensation program. WCMB assists employees and agencies in ensuring a safe working environment, reducing work-related injuries and accidents in the workplace, and assisting employees who are injured in returning to meaningful and productive work.
The Department of Administration will serve as a central resource for agencies in working to enhance existing safety, loss-prevention, and return to work programs. WCMB is the central resource in working with our workers' compensation insurer, Montana State Fund, to coordinate workers' compensation coverage and policy management issues.
Goals and Objectives
The State of Montana, through WCMB, will make certain we meet the following goals:
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Reduce the incidence of work-related injury and occupational disease in state government;
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Reduce the incidence of workers' compensation wage-loss claims for state government;
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Reduce workers' compensation premiums for state agencies;
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Enhance productivity within agencies by reducing the amount of time workers are separated from their jobs due to work-related injury or occupational disease;
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Improve the safety of the physical work environment within State government in compliance with the Montana Safety Culture Act;
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Provide a central data and financial management repository for workers' compensation information within State government; and
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Function as the central point for negotiation and management of workers' compensation coverage through the insurance carrier, Montana State Fund.
Putting a Face on Safety and Disability Management
In September 2006, Mr. Richard Pimentel, a nationally renowned expert on work related disability management spoke to State employees to discuss "Putting a Face on Safety and Disability Management."
Mr. Pimentel delivered a message of caring for employee's safety. He advocated with humor and compassion the importance of returning the employee to work after an injury. Mr. Pimentel was one of the major authors of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Please click on the link below to view this new approach and hear Mr. Pimentel's entertaining presentation.
September 8, 2006 Presentation (Requires Quicktime)
Copies of the video may be checked out from the Department of Administration, Health Care & Benefits Division. Please call 406-444-7462 to make arrangements.
Read more information about the Workers' Compensation Disability Management Program by accessing the links below:
Resources and Training
The Health Care and Benefits Division, Workers' Compensation Management Bureau is proud to present the new online Return to Work and Safety Training. The training is presented by Joe Hamilton, Return to Work Specialist and Stephanie Stephens, Safety Specialist. Below you will find the audio version and the PDF Notes.
- Return to Work and Safety Training - Online Audio Version - A recorded presentation. Please make sure your computer speakers are turned up.
- Return to Work and Safety Training - Notes
Metrics
Fiscal Year 2012 Policy Renewal Charts - All Agencies
2011 Claims Report - All Agencies
2011 Causes of Injuries - All Agencies
2011 Body Part Injured - All Agencies
Direct all questions related to Workers' Compensation to Lance Zanto, 444-5689
