Health provider resources

General practitioners

General practitioners perform an integral function in progressing the medical forms for workers compensation claims.

First Certificate of Capacity

Progress Certificate of Capacity

Final Certificate of Capacity

Allied health providers

Allied health providers are encouraged to access the Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services.

Approved permanent impairment assessors

WorkCover WA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

The WorkCover WA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment are issued for the purpose of evaluating the degree of permanent impairment that arises from an injury. The Act requires Approved Permanent Impairment Assessors make assessments of permanent impairment in accordance with the Guidelines.

WorkCover WA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment – 2nd Edition – 1 July 2026

NOTE: The Second Edition of the Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment will apply for all assessments conducted on or after 1 July 2026.

Changes from the 1^st edition to the 2^nd edition can be found in this summary document.

WorkCover WA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment – 1st Edition – 1 July 2024

APIA Standards of Practice – from 1 July 2026

The Approved Permanent Impairment Assessor Standards of Practice provide a cohesive set of service expectations to ensure APIAs deliver high quality services when assessing a worker’s degree of permanent impairment.

WorkCover WA Approved Permanent Impairment Assessor Standards of Practice

NOTE: The Approved Permanent Impairment Assessor Standards of Practice do not come into effect until 1 July 2026.

Forms

APIA1	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Report and Certificate Approval instrument A revised APIA1 comes into effect 1 July 2026. Use APIA1v2 from 1 July 2026 only: Permanent Impairment Assessment – Report and Certificate Approval Instrument
APIA2	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Assessment Request Approval Instrument A revised APIA2 comes into effect 1 July 2026. Use APIA2v2 from 1 July 2026 only: Permanent Impairment Assessment – Assessment Request Approval Instrument
APIA3	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Requirement to Attend Approval Instrument A revised APIA3 comes into effect 1 July 2026. Use APIA3v3 from 1 July 2026 only: Permanent Impairment Assessment – Requirement to Attend Approval Instrument
APIA4	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Provision of Information Approval Instrument
APIA5	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Consent to Provision of Information Approval Instrument
APIA6	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Condition Not Stabilised Notice Approval Instrument
APIA7	Permanent Impairment Assessment – Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale Form Approval Instrument