COMDTINST 12800.2
5. APPLICABILITY. Any Non-Appropriated Fund employee who is disabled as a result of
an on-the-job injury as described in Chapter 16 of Nonappropriated Fund (NAF)
Personnel Manual, COMDTINST M12271.1A dated April 25, 2000.
6. UNION RIGHTS. Management will fulfill their labor obligations to the local Union in
accordance with Title VII, PL-95-454, Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and any other
local agreement established between the unit and the union.
7. BACK-TO-WORK (BTW) COORDINATING TEAM. GatesMcdonald is the Third
Party Administrator (TPA) for the Coast Guard Exchange and Morale System. The
primary function of the TPA is to provide technical and administrative support in the area
of claims management. The team leader is the TPA and is responsible for initiating
conference calls to discuss cases and coordinating team activities. The BTW team
establishes communication with the employee and medical provider. The BTW team
consists of representatives of:
a. Management/Employee's Supervisor.
b. Local Personnel Assistant or Administrative Assistant.
c. Third Party Administrator.
d. Commandant (G-WPC-6) and/or Commandant (G-WPX) as needed.
8. THE BTW PROGRAM PROCEDURES. If an employee has a potentially long term,
disabling injury, which results in work restrictions or limitations imposed by the
medical provider, the team is convened. The TPA will review the worker's
compensation case and identify necessary actions to be executed by the appropriate
personnel. An effective program requires coordination and communication with all
interested parties. When necessary, on-the-job training will be provided to ensure
employees receive adequate knowledge of a new position. The BTW team will
establish follow-up plans on a case-by-case basis. A sequential approach to
developing a Back-To-Work plan is as follows:
a. The first priority is to return the employee to the same job, if medically advisable.
Building on existing work experience and work relationships avoids adding stress
of adjusting to new tasks and surroundings.
b. Return the employee to familiar, but modified, work in the same department. Job or
work site modifications may include a temporarily reduced work schedule, changed
duties, trading heavier parts of the job with co-workers, altering the way duties are
performed, physical changes in the work place and specialized tools or adaptive
devices.
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