When can our organization stop submitting paper copies of the Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury or Illness (Form 5020) to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research?
A8. You are authorized to stop submitting paper copies of the Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury or Illness, Form 5020, to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR) when you are in production status for reporting to WCIS. Your WCIS Contact Person will inform you when the data quality criteria of the pilot phase have been met. You will then receive written authorization from DWC to submit production status data to WCIS. Electronic reporting to WCIS of first report of injury data will qualify as “…use of computer input media, prescribed by the Division [of Labor Statistics and Research]…” (See Title 8, C.C.R. section 14001(c)). Please keep in mind you will still be required to submit the Doctor’s First Report of Occupational Injury or Illness (Form 5021) to DLSR.
You are authorized to stop submitting paper copies of the employer’s report of occupational injury or illness, form 5020, to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR) when you are in production status for reporting to WCIS. Your WCIS contact person will inform you when the data quality criteria of the pilot phase have been met. You will then receive written authorization from DWC to submit production status data to WCIS. Electronic reporting to WCIS of first report of injury data will qualify as “…use of computer input media, prescribed by DLSR…” (See Title 8, C.C.R. section 14001(c)). Please keep in mind you will still be required to submit the doctor’s first report of occupational injury or illness (form 5021) to DLSR.
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