Post Test: Medical Certificate Review and MCM Process

What are the validation requirements that need to be secured if an employee was away

from work for a total of 6 calendar days due to sickness?

• Medical Certificate only

• Medical Certificate and Fit-to-Work form

• Medical Certificate, Medical Certificate Validation Consent and Fit-to-Work form

• Medical Certificate, Medical Certificate Validation Consent, and/or Other supporting documents (if needed)

An employee submitted a medical certificate dated 12 January 2024. Per

completion of the Medical Certificate Validation Consent form, you determined

that the employee’s incurred sick leave coverage is from 10 January 2024 to 14

January 2024. What is your next action?

• Request for additional

  document/s to support the

  incurred absence from January 10

  to 11.

• Validate the MC right away

• Check the integrity and the

  details of the submitted MC.

  Request for additional medical

  document/s if needed

• All are correct

How do we count the coverage of sick leave period?

• Count by calendar days

• Count by working days

• Neither the 1st and 2nd options are correct

• Both the 1st and 2nd options are correct

All but one are the requirements for Magna Carta case review

• Medical Certificate and Medical Certificate Validation Consent Form

• Medicine Prescription

• Fit-to-Work Clearance issued by the attending OB-GYNE

• Surgical Report/Medical Abstract

Nurse Sharinna already received the requirements to review and validate a medical certificate for an employee who incurred 10 consecutive days of absences. As she is very familiar with the process, she also noted that the employee needs to undergo a fit-to-work clearance. What are the next steps that she needs to do:

• Hold the validation of the MC and wait until the employee completes the fit-to-work evaluation.

• Ask the employee to submit a Medical Treatment Report form accomplished by his/her attending physician.

• None. Endorse the documents to the next NOD

• Proceed with the validation of the medical certificate and inform the employee that he/she shall undergo a fit-to-work

  clearance with the onsite physician.

Nurse Xhanthy received a Medical Treatment Report form which documents that the employee was recommended to be on sick leave for a total of 32 calendar days and to be transferred to a job assignment that works during daytime. What is the next action that Nurse Xhanthy must do:

• Validate the details of the MTR and send the notification to the employee and his/her manager.

• She must check all the submitted requirements and endorse the case for MCM

  review.

• She should validate the recommended sick leave first before endorsing to MCM case reviewers.

• All options are correct

By process, an employee is recommended to undergo a fit-to-work evaluation if he/she incurred how many days of leave related to sickness?

• 3 days

• 1 day

• 5 days and above

• 2 days

An employee came in the clinic to ask if she is required to submit a medical certificate as she was away for 2 days due to a medical condition. What response is the most appropriate?

• Yes, you are required to submit

  a medical certificate.

• Submission of medical

  certificate is not required for sick

  leaves less than 3 days. Please

  confirm with your manager if

  he/she required you to submit a

  medical certificate to the clinic

• There is no need to submit a

  medical certificate for sick leave

  less than 3 days.

• Options 2 and 3 are both correct

Nurse Sunshine is on duty when she encountered an employee who submitted a suspicious medical certificate. Identify the actions that she needs to do to ensure that the document is legitimate. Choose all the correct answers

• Check the license registration of the

  doctor who issued the medical

  certificate

• Call the hospital/clinic to confirm the

  consultation of the employee and the

  affiliation of the doctor

• Do nothing and proceed with the validation

• Double check the details of the medical certificate

What are the cases that warrants Medical Case Management?. Select all that applies

• Absences of less than 30 days

• Prolonged leaves or remains unfit to work beyond granted leaves

• Work Restriction or Work Accommodation

• Claim for permanent disability