FCE Return-to-Work Planning & Job Demands Flashcards
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What is the purpose of comparing FCE results to the O*NET database in return-to-work planning?
Answer: To identify occupations that match the worker's demonstrated functional capacities
The O*NET database provides detailed physical and cognitive requirement profiles for hundreds of occupations, allowing FCE results to be matched to suitable alternative jobs.
When FCE results do not support a return to the pre-injury job, what is the next typical step in the US workers' compensation process?
Answer: Vocational rehabilitation evaluation to identify alternative suitable employment
When a worker cannot return to their pre-injury job based on FCE results, a vocational rehabilitation evaluation is typically initiated to identify alternative occupations within their functional limitations.
What does 'maximum medical improvement' (MMI) mean and why is it relevant to FCE timing?
Answer: The point at which the condition is stable and unlikely to significantly improve, making FCE results most reliable
MMI is the point at which a worker's condition has stabilized and further improvement is unlikely, making it the optimal time to conduct an FCE for the most accurate and stable measure of permanent capacity.
What is the significance of 'frequency' in physical demand analysis for FCE comparison?
Answer: How often a physical task must be performed — occasionally, frequently, or constantly
Frequency categories (occasional: 1–33%, frequent: 34–66%, constant: 67–100% of the workday) determine how much demand a job actually places on a worker and must be matched to FCE-measured tolerances.
Which of the following best defines 'residual functional capacity' (RFC) in the context of FCE and US disability determination?
Answer: The most a worker can do despite their limitations, used by SSA to determine disability eligibility
RFC, used by the Social Security Administration, describes the most a worker can do on a sustained basis despite their impairments, and FCE results can directly inform RFC determinations.
In FCE-based return-to-work planning, what is a 'graduated return-to-work' program?
Answer: A structured plan that progressively increases work hours and physical demands as the worker's capacity improves
A graduated return-to-work program incrementally increases work hours, tasks, and physical demands in a structured way to bridge the gap between current capacity and full job requirements.