An employee who sustains a traumatic injury which he or she
considers disabling, or someone authorized to act on his or her behalf,
must take the following actions to ensure continuing eligibility for
COP. The employee must:
(a) Complete and submit Form CA-1 to the employing agency as soon as
possible, but no later than 30 days from the date the traumatic injury
occurred.
(b) Ensure that medical evidence supporting disability resulting
from the claimed traumatic injury, including a statement as to when the
employee can return to his or her date of injury job, is provided to the
employer within 10 calendar days after filing the claim for COP.
(c) Ensure that relevant medical evidence is submitted to OWCP, and
cooperate with OWCP in developing the claim.
(d) Ensure that the treating physician specifies work limitations
and provides them to the employer and/or representatives of OWCP.
(e) Provide to the treating physician a description of any specific
alternative positions offered the employee, and ensure that the treating
physician responds promptly to the employer and/or OWCP, with an opinion
as to whether and how soon the employee could perform that or any other
specific position.
