U.S. Department of Labor

Employment Standards Administration Office Of Workers’ Compensation Programs Division of Energy Employees’ Compensation

Date                                                                            

                                                                        FILE NUMBER: file number

EMPLOYEE:     employee name

Med Provider

street address

City, State, zip

Dear Medical Provider;

The Department of Labor, Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC), District Office, has received a claim from employee name and has determined that employee name is eligible for an impairment evaluation in relation to the covered illness of Insert name AND ICD9 of covered illness.

Employee name has identified you as his/her choice to perform an impairment evaluation in relation to his/her covered illness of Insert name AND ICD9 of covered illness.  The DEEOIC will cover the cost of Employee name impairment evaluation as long as the condition has reached a point where further improvement is not expected (Maximum Medical Improvement/MMI), or the employee is considered to be in the terminal stages of the illness. The evaluation must also be performed within one year of the date DEEOIC receives the report, and not performed prior to Filing date (the date he/she filed for benefits under the EEOICPA).  The evaluation must be performed in accordance with the 5^th Edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA’s Guides), with specific page and table references included in your report. 

In order for a physician to be deemed qualified, he/she must hold a valid medical license and Board certification/eligibility in the appropriate field of expertise (i.e. toxicology, pulmonary, neurology, occupational medicine, etc.). He/she must also show that he/she meets at least one of the following criteria:

• is certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
• is certified by the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP)
• possesses knowledge and experience in using the AMA’s Guides
• possesses the requisite professional background and work experience to conduct such ratings.

When your impairment evaluation has been completed, please submit a resume or letter to establish that you meet the criteria listed above.  If you do not possess either the ABIME or AADEP certification, please submit a statement certifying and explaining your familiarity and years of experience in using the AMA’s Guides.   

Please note that in agreeing to perform the impairment rating evaluation, you are stating and certifying that no more than 25% of your income in any of the five previous years has come from serving as a salaried employee, consultant or expert witness for employers, insurers, unions, claimant organizations or

their counsel in litigation related to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program or similar state compensation programs. 

Payment for the impairment evaluation and required diagnostic tests are covered by the DEEOIC.  To bill the Department of Labor directly, please complete and return the enclosed EEOICP Provider Enrollment Form (OWCP-1168) and the OWCP-1500, to the district office in the enclosed self addressed envelope.

If you have any questions regarding this letter or impairment ratings in general, please contact the district office .

Sincerely,

Examiner name

Claims Examiner

Enclosures: 

• Required Medical Evidence for Determining Impairment Rating By Specific ICD-9 Codes Examiner note:  print appropriate section from Impairment Documentation for ICD9 template
• Provider Enrollment Package
• OWCP-1500