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Ariana-Rose Begg - Physiotherapist - SIRA Workers Compensation Renewal - SIRA #

19519
Allied Health Transition <alliedhealthtransition@sira.nsw.gov.au>
Wed 20/07/2022 5:28 AM
To:rianabegg@hotmail.com <rianabegg@hotmail.com>
Dear Ariana-Rose,

CONFIRMATION OF RENEWAL OF SIRA WORKERS COMPENSATION APPROVAL

YOUR APPROVAL IS VALID UNTIL: 19/07/2025

SIRA Workers Compensation approval entitles you to treat workers in the NSW Workers Compensation
System and charge up to the gazetted scheduled fee for the treatment you provide: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/
resources-library/list-of-sira-publications

Upon receiving this email please review your details listed on the SIRA website at https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/
information-search/health-care-providers and advise any changes to providers@sira.nsw.gov.au

Additional information and resources are available at https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/for-service-providers/A-Z-

of-service-providers/physiotherapists#Workers_compensation

These resources include:

• Workers compensation guideline for approval of treating allied health practitioners
• A workers compensation guide for allied health practitioners
• Physiotherapy, Chiropractic and Osteopathy Fees and Practice Requirements 2022 within this link for
relevant fees: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/list-of-sira-publications/accordion/workers-
compensation-publications/_nocache#accordion-586766.

YOUR SIRA WORKERS COMPENSATION APPROVAL NUMBER IS: 19519

Your SIRA approval number:
• is specific to you and is to be recorded on all Allied Health Recovery Requests and any invoices you
provide to insurers
• must not be used by any other person to deliver or bill for services
• is specific to each allied health discipline in which you practice.

You are not required to obtain a new approval number for each different location where you deliver services or
if you change your employment. However, we request you advise SIRA if your contact details change at any
time. As your details appear on the SIRA website, this will ensure stakeholders can contact you.

From time to time SIRA will keep you informed with notifications, bulletins and publications by email.
Changes in email contact details can be submitted by email to: providers@sira.nsw.gov.au. Please note that
your email address does not appear on the SIRA website.

INFORMATION NOTICE FOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS - Certification of capacity/fitness –

Amendments due to Covid-19
Amendments have been made to enable certain allied health practitioners to provide a certificate of capacity/

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certificate of fitness. These changes apply to both the workers compensation and the CTP schemes and are
designed to relieve pressure on general practitioners and the overall health system during the COVID-19
(Coronavirus) pandemic.
For physiotherapists certifying the capacity to work for an injured person, the practitioner must:
� be treating the injured person they are certifying for the injury or illness which is the subject of
their claim
� only be certifying injuries within the physiotherapist’s area of expertise
� use Certificate of capacity/Certificate of fitness - treating physiotherapist or psychologist form,
approved by the Authority at https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/821548/
SIRA08719-Certificate-of-capacity-certificate-of-fitness-for-treating-physiotherapist-or-
psychologist-interactive.pdf
� be SIRA approved if certifying a worker’s capacity to work in the workers compensation
system
� have general registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a
if certifying an injured road user in the CTP scheme.
A comprehensive training package for treating physiotherapists on completing the certificate and certifying
capacity for work has been made available via the SIRA Website: Part One (overview) and Part Two
(populating the certificate)
Further information regarding issuing the certificate is located in SIRA Claims Management Guide at https://
www.sira.nsw.gov.au/workers-compensation-claims-guide/insurer-guidance/claims-and-injury-management/
certificate-of-capacity .

For further assistance

If you have any enquiries relating to your SIRA Workers Compensation approval, accessing, or correcting,
personal information held by SIRA please contact us by email: providers@sira.nsw.gov.au or by phone on 13
10 50.

Kind regards

Pam Battle
Health Provider Supervision
Health Policy, Prevention and Supervision | State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
p 13 10 50
e alliedhealthtransition@sira.nsw.gov.au | www.sira.nsw.gov.au
92-100 Donnison Street, Gosford NSW 2250

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