Policies A To Z
WorkSafe has many policies that apply to medical, allied and other health services. The policies are listed below.
The policies are also guidelines issued by WorkSafe Victoria under section 99AAA(2)(c)(iii) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985(the Act) in respect of the reasonable costs of services under Division 2B of Part IV of the Act.
Where indicated, some policies are required to be read in conjunction with other documents or information.
- Acupuncture
- Attendant Care
- Car Modifications
- Chiropractic
- Community Access
- Dental
- Dietician
- Elective Surgery
- Equipment and Related Services
- Exercise Physiology
- External Case Management
- Gym and Swimming Programs
- Hearing Services and Devices
- Home Exercise Equipment
- Home Modifications
- Household Help
- Implantable Pain Therapy
- Loss and Grief Counselling
- Medical Practitioner Policy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Naturopathy
- Network Occupational Therapy
- Non-established, New or Emerging Treatments and Services Policy
- Occupational Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Osteopathy
- Pain Management and Network Pain Management
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Private Hospitals
- Prostheses and Orthoses Policy
- Psychology
- Remedial Massage
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology
- Spinal Community Integration Service
- Surgically Implanted Prostheses Policy
- Treating Health Practitioner Reports
- Travel Expenses for Medical and Hospital Services and Medical Reviews Policy
Services requiring prior approval
Some services require prior approval from the WorkSafe Agent managing the injured worker's claim
Information about which medical services required require prior approval is available in:
