Our team has been working closely with WorkSafe TAS to support the upcoming regulatory changes (NIDS 8.1), which will come into effect from 1 January 2025. This article contains details on the key adjustments that have been implemented for our Tasmanian self-insured clients.

Key system updates include:

Updates to Gender/Employment/Return to Work Status/Duty Status codes
Addition of Capacity for Alternative Work to Med Cert page
Ability to capture Secondary Injuries
Changes to data included in Submission files

The following information has been created to assist you with any significant system changes. However, not all changes require modification of the SolvInjury platform. We encourage you to become familiar with these adjustments to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.

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Changes to Claim Data

Gender (C030)

Values Pre-Change (NIDS 8.0)

Code	Description
M	Male
F	Female
	Other

Values Post-Change (NIDS 8.1)

Code	Description
M	Man or male
F	Woman or female
X	Non-binary
Z	Prefer not to answer
T	Uses a different term
9	Not stated or inadequately described

Phone Number (C025/026/027)

As per the NIDS Specifications, at least one contact number is required. Improvements have been made to the system validation to visually validate the contact number fields, either Phone (Home), or Phone (Mobile), or Phone (Work), as required. The validation will clear when at least one field has a value entered.

Employment Status (C033)

The Employment Type codes have been updated and include two new values (08 - Volunteer, and 10 - Visa Worker). The data field can be found in the Employment Details section of the Claim Data page.

Employment Status values Pre-Change (NIDS 8.0)

Code	Description
01	Direct Worker
02	Working Director
03	Contractor
04	Worker of Contractor
05	Sub Contractor
06	Labour hire worker
07	Apprentice/Trainee
09	Other

Employment Status values Post-Change (NIDS 8.1)

Code	Description
01	Direct Worker
02	Working Director
03	Contractor
04	Worker of Contractors
05	Sub Contractor
06	Labour hire worker
07	Apprentice/Trainee
08	Volunteer
09	Other
10	Visa Worker

Employment Type (C034)

The Employment Type options have been updated and the data field can be found in the Employment Details section of the Claim Data page.

Employment Type values Pre-Change (NIDS 8.0)

Code	Description
01	Permanent
02	Temporary
03	Casual
04	Temporary Overseas Visa Worker*
09	Other

*Temporary Overseas Visa Worker value has been retired and is now captured in the Employment Status codes (10 - Visa Worker).

Employment Type values Post-Change (NIDS 8.1)

Code	Description
01	Permanent
02	Temporary
03	Casual
09	Other

Duty Status code (C032)

The Duty Status options have been updated and the drop-down field can be found in the Incident Details section of the Claim Data page.

Duty Status values Pre-Change (NIDS 8.0)

Code	Description
01	At Work - at Normal Workplace
02	At Work - Road Traffic Accident
03	At work - on break
04	Commuting/journey
05	Away from work during recess break
06	At work - working away from normal workplace
09	Other
11	At Work - Working from Home

Duty Status values Post-Change (NIDS 8.1)

Code	Description
01	Working at normal workplace
02	Road traffic accident while working
03	On break at work
04	Travelling to or from work
05	On break away from work
06	Working at different workplace
09	Other
11	Working from home

Return to Work Outcome / RTW Plan Goal (C089)

The Duty Status options have been updated and the drop-down field can be found in the Incident Details section of the Claim Data page.

RTW Plan Goal values Pre-Change (NIDS 8.0)

Code	Description
00	RTW Plan Not Applicable
01	Same Employer - Same Job
02	Same Employer - Modified Job
03	Same Employer - New Job
04	New Employer - New Job
05	Not Resuming Work
09	RTW Plan Goal/Outcome Unknown

RTW Plan Goal values Post-Change (NIDS 8.1)

Code	Description
01	Same Employer / same tasks and same hours
02	Same employer / different tasks or hours
03	Different employer / same tasks and same hours
04	Different employer / different tasks or hours
05	Fit for work - no job
06	Fit for work - did not return
07	Not fit for work
08	Alternative outcome (inc. Death)

Medical Certificate - Alternative Work (C085)

An additional capacity code has been added to record a worker's fitness for work accurately. When adding a medical certificate to a record you will now see a "Capacity for alternative work" checkbox appear if either the "Fit for restricted return to work" or "Fit for permanently modified duties" options are selected within the Capacity for Work section.

Payments

To accommodate the WorkSafe TAS regulatory update (NIDS 8.1) changes to some payment types are available in the system.

Independent Medical Reviews Payment Type (C100)

A new payment type is available to capture Independent Medical Reviews (18 - Independent Medical Review). This payment type is linked to the Investigation estimate bucket.

When adding a new payment, you can select Independent Medical Reviews from Type dropdown in the Line Item Details section;

Vocational Rehabilitation Payments (C111)

To accommodate changes to the conditions for Vocational Rehabilitation payment types, when adding this type of payment, certain conditions will prompt you to select the Rehab Provider details via the Rehab Provider drop-down list. This field is located in the Invoice Details section when adding a new payment, underneath the Creditor field;

This list of Rehab Provider codes is stored in our database and is compiled from the List of Accredited WRPs listed on the WorkSafe TAS website.

The Rehab provider field will become mandatory if any of the following conditions are met when adding a payment;

IF Payment Type equals 08 (Vocational Rehabilitation Payment) AND Service Code is (WRP001-WRP007) then a valid WRP Provider from the List must be selected when saving.
IF Payment Type = 08 (Vocational Rehabilitation Payment) AND Service Date >= 1 July 2024 AND Service Code is NOT (WRP001-WRP007) then the Provider Number will be stored as 000000 for submitting

Secondary Injuries (C132)

Changes to the WorkSafe TAS regulations (NIDS 8.1) introduces a requirement to record Secondary Injuries, where applicable. This functionality is available on the Secondary Injuries page, accessed via the Claim Management tab within a record.