Work Capacity Medical Certificate - Guide for Practitioners
Purpose of this guide
Work and Income relies on health practitioners to indicate a person’s clinical conditions and the impact those conditions have on their capacity for work. Work and Income uses this information to help determine eligibility for financial assistance and the associated obligations.
This booklet provides a guide to completing the Work Capacity Medical Certificate. It explains the questions we ask on the certificate and how your responses will help Work and Income determine eligibility and plan with the person to move towards work.
Contents
About the Work Capacity Medical Certificate
- Purpose of the certificate
- Who can complete the certificate?
- When should the certificate be completed?
- Completing the certificate
- Work obligations
Completing the Work Capacity Medical Certificate
- Client number
- Personal details
- Hospitalisation
- Pregnancy details
- Sickness, injury or disability
- Impact on capacity for work
- Comments
- Health practitioner identity
Sickness Benefit, Invalid’s Benefit, and Independent Youth Benefit (Sickness)
- Sickness Benefit
- Invalid’s Benefit
- Independent Youth Benefit (Sickness)
- Other assistance
