DES Provider Directly Once a DES Provider has confirmed that an employee is eligible for Registers eligible Work Assist, the Provider must Directly Register the employee on Work Assist the Department’s IT Systems. employee In addition to all other usual Registration details, the DES Provider Disability Employment record on the Registration screen that the employee is a Work must Services Grant Agreement Assist Participant. The Department’s IT Systems will then apply Work Clause Reference: Assist rules, such as allowing the Participant to Commence without Clause 87 an ESAt/JCA. Note: The Work Assist ESAt/JCA Exempt flag must be entered at the time that the potential Work Assist Participant is Registered in DES. Where a DES Provider fails to add the flag at Registration they should contact their Account Manager or Account Manager’s delegate, and provide Documentary Evidence confirming the employee’s Work Assist eligibility. Once the Account Manager or their delegate, has received this evidence they will add the flag manually if appropriate. DES Provider retains Documentary Evidence to support Work Assist eligibility Documentary The DES Provider must retain Documentary Evidence of the Evidence of the Participant’s eligibility for Work Assist that was outlined in Section 2 Participant’s Work of this table. In addition to the requirements below the DES Provider Assist eligibility must also retain a fully completed DES Direct Registration Form Disability Employment signed by both the provider and Work Assist Participant. Services Grant Agreement Confirmation of the employee’s injury, disability or health condition Clause Reference: Documentary Evidence must include recent (within the last two Clause 87 years*) medical evidence or evidence from a suitable qualified professional, containing information about the injury, disability or health condition, including: the nature of the condition how long it will last the effect of the condition on the Participant, and the effect of the condition on their ability to do their job *In where the nature of the disability is permanent and available Documentary Evidence pertaining to the Participant’s disability is more than two years old, the requirement for more recent Documentary Evidence may be waived. In these cases, the DES Provider must make an assessment as to whether the Documentary Evidence provided is adequate to confirm the effect the injury, disability or health condition is having on the Participant and their current ability to do their job. This information may be available from several sources or one comprehensive source. Examples of suitable evidence include:
DES Provider Directly Registers eligible Work Assist employee Disability Employment Services Grant Agreement Clause Reference: Clause 87 Once a DES Provider has confirmed that an employee is eligible for Work Assist, the Provider must Directly Register the employee on the Department’s IT Systems. In addition to all other usual Registration details, the DES Provider must record on the Registration screen that the employee is a Work Assist Participant. The Department’s IT Systems will then apply Work Assist rules, such as allowing the Participant to Commence without an ESAt/JCA. Note: The Work Assist ESAt/JCA Exempt flag must be entered at the time that the potential Work Assist Participant is Registered in DES. Where a DES Provider fails to add the flag at Registration they should contact their Account Manager or Account Manager’s delegate, and provide Documentary Evidence confirming the employee’s Work Assist eligibility. Once the Account Manager or their delegate, has received this evidence they will add the flag manually if appropriate. DES Provider retains Documentary Evidence of the Participant’s Work Assist eligibility Disability Employment Services Grant Agreement Clause Reference: Clause 87 Documentary Evidence to support Work Assist eligibility The DES Provider must retain Documentary Evidence of the Participant’s eligibility for Work Assist that was outlined in Section 2 of this table. In addition to the requirements below the DES Provider must also retain a fully completed DES Direct Registration Form signed by both the provider and Work Assist Participant. Confirmation of the employee’s injury, disability or health condition Documentary Evidence must include recent (within the last two years*) medical evidence or evidence from a suitable qualified professional, containing information about the injury, disability or health condition, including: the nature of the condition how long it will last the effect of the condition on the Participant, and the effect of the condition on their ability to do their job *In where the nature of the disability is permanent and available Documentary Evidence pertaining to the Participant’s disability is more than two years old, the requirement for more recent Documentary Evidence may be waived. In these cases, the DES Provider must make an assessment as to whether the Documentary Evidence provided is adequate to confirm the effect the injury, disability or health condition is having on the Participant and their current ability to do their job. This information may be available from several sources or one comprehensive source. Examples of suitable evidence include:
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