The vendor is required to provide physical therapy services to city employees that have been injured on the job.
- The services sought are physical therapy, occupational therapy, hand therapy, isokinetic exercise, work hardening, work simulation and other services necessary to rehabilitate injured employees.
- Physical therapy
• Therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function impaired by disability, injury, or disease that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (as massage and electrotherapy), assistive devices, and patient education and training.
- Occupational therapy
• Therapy based on engagement in activities of daily work life (job skills) specially to enable or encourage return to such job duties despite impairments or limitations in physical or mental functioning
- Hand therapy
• Specialized therapy applied to the disorders of the upper extremities provided by a therapist with experience treating the disorders.
- Isokinetic exercise
• therapy performed with specialized apparatus that provide variable resistance to a movement. such exercise is used to test and improve muscular strength and endurance, especially after injury
- Work hardening
• Therapy utilizing equipment and tools similar to the job site with focus on the functional aspects of a job.
• Therapy may consist of work simulation tasks, with small components of strength and conditioning blended in.
- Work simulation
• Therapy that tests functional work tolerances for a specific return-to-work goal and allows the client to demonstrate daily work tolerances.
- PT service referrals
• During the term of this contract, for medical reasons, it may be necessary for PT to refer city employees to other physical therapy facilities.
• The PT will be responsible for the initial seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) paid to the other physical therapy facilities.
• Once the seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) threshold has been met the city will assume payments to other physical therapy facilities.
• The city and/or the city’s TPA must authorize the PT’S request to refer city employees to other physical therapy facilities.
- Program goals
• The emphasis of this program will be on quality medical care for our employees with a goal of returning them to work as soon as they are physically capable.
- Services
• When an injured employee reports to the PT, they will be examined by a licensed physical therapist or a licensed occupational therapist.
• Treatment will be rendered by a licensed physical or occupational therapist or a licensed physical therapy assistant or occupational therapy assistant.
• After the initial visit, the PT must submit a status report to the office of risk management by noon the next business day.
• Handwritten reports are acceptable if a typed copy is provided within forty-eight (48) hours
• The form of these status reports will be determined prior to execution of the agreement to provide services.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year