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U.S. Department of Labor

Attending Physician's Report

Employment Standards Administration
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Record of Examinaton
1. Patient's name

2. Date of Injury
mo, day yr.*

Middle

First

Last

*

3. OWCP File Number OMB No. 1215-0103
*
Expires: 10-31-08

4. What history of injury (including disease) did patient give you?

*
5. Is there any history or evidence of concurrent or pre-existing injury or disease or physical impairment?
* (If yes, please describe)
Yes

ICD-9 Code

No

6. What are your findings? (Include results of X-Rays, laboratory reports, etc.)

*
ICD-9 Code

7. What is your diagnosis?

*

*
8. Do you believe the condition found was caused or aggravated by an employment activity? (Please explain answer)

*

Yes

No
12. Additional Hospitalization required
If Yes, describe in "Remarks"
(Item 25)
Yes
No

11. Date of discharge
mo, day yr.

10. Date of admission
mo, day yr.

9. Did injury require hospitalization?
* If no, go to item # 13 Yes
No
13. What treatment did you provide?

14. Date of first examination
mo, day yr.

*

17. Period of total disability
From
mo. day yr. Thru

15. Date(s) of treatment:
mo, day yr.

mo,

day

20. Date employee is able to resume regular
work
mo, day yr.

mo,

day

mo,

yr.

18. Period of Partial Disability
From
mo. day yr. Thru

yr.

21. Has employee been advised that
he/she can return to work?

*

mo.

day

day

yr.

yr.

16. Date of discharge from treatment
mo. day yr.
19. Date employee able to resume
mo, day yr.
light work

22. If yes, on what date was he/she advised?
mo, day yr.
Yes

No

23. If employee is able to resume only light work, indicate the extent of physical limitations and
the type of work that could reasonably be performed with these limitations. (Continue in item
#25 if necessary.)

24. Are any permanent effects expected as a
result of this injury? If yes, describe in
* item #25.
Yes
No

25. Remarks

26. If you have referred the employee to another physician provide the following:
Name

Specialty

Address

27. What was the reason for this referral?

City

State

Consultation

ZIP

Treatment

Signature
28. I certify that the statements in response to the questions asked above are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. Further, I
that any false or misleading statements or any misrepresentation or concealment of material fact which is knowingly made may
* understand
subject me to felony criminal prosecution.

*

Signature

Signature of Physician

Date

29. Name of Physician

30. Tax ID Number

*

*

Address

31. Do you specialize?

*

*

City

State

ZIP

Yes

No

32. If yes, indicate specialty

*
Form CA-20
Rev. Nov. 1999

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IMPORTANT: A MEDICAL REPORT IS REOUIRED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
PROGRAMS BEFORE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF WAGES OR
PERMANENT DISABILITY CAN BE MADE TO THE EMPLOYEE. THIS INFORMATION IS
REQUIRED TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN A BENEFIT (5 USC 8101 et seq.).
IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED A NARRATIVE MEDICAL REPORT OR A FORM CA-16 TO
OWCP WITHIN THE PAST 10 DAYS, YOU NEED NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM CA-20.
OWCP REQUIRES THAT MEDICAL BILLS, OTHER THAN HOSPITAL BILLS, BE SUBMITTED ON THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIM FORM,
HCFA 1500/OWCP-1500a.
INSTRUCTIONS TO PHYSICIAN FOR COMPLETING ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
1. COMPLETE THE ENTRIES 1-32 ON THE FORM; AND
2. IF DISABILITY HAS NOT TERMINATED, INDICATE IN ITEM 17; AND
3. SEND THE FORM AND YOUR BILL TO:

OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
DOL DFEC Central Mailroom
PO Box 8300
London, KY 40742-8300

Public Burden Statement
We estimate that it will take an average of 5 minutes to complete this collection of information, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If
you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, send them to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3229, 200 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
DO NOT SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO THIS OFFICE

Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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FORM CA-20, PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
Compensation for wage loss cannot be paid unless medical evidence has been submitted supporting disability for work
during the period claimed. For claims based on traumatic injury and reported on Form CA-1, the employee should detach
Form CA-20, complete items 1-3 on the front, and print the OWCP district office address on the reverse. The form should
be promptly referred to the attending physician for early completion. If the claim is for occupational disease, filed on Form
CA-2, a medical report as described in the instructions accompanying that form is required in most cases. The employee
should bring these requirements to the physician's attention. It may be necessary for the physician to provide a narrative
medical report in place of or in addition to Form CA-20 to adequately explain and support the relationship of the disability
to the employment.

For payment of a schedule award, the claimant must have a permanent loss or loss of function of one of the members of
the body or organs enumerated in the regulations (20 C.F.R. 10.304). The attending physician must affirm that maximum
medical improvement of the condition has been reached and should describe the functional loss and the resulting
impairment in accordance with the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.

PRIVACY ACT
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), you are hereby notified that: (1) The Federal Employees'

Compensation Act, as amended and extended (5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq.) (FECA) is administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, which receives and maintains personal information on claimants and their immediate families.
(2) Information which the Office has will be used to determine eligibility for and the amount of benefits payable under the FECA, and may
be verified through computer matches or other appropriate means. (3) Information may be given to the Federal agency which employed
the claimant at the time of injury in order to verity statements made, answer questions concerning the status of the claim, verify billing, and
to consider issues relating to retention, rehire, or other relevant matters. (4) Information may also be given to other Federal agencies,
other government entities, and to private-sector agencies and/or employers as part of rehabilitative and other return-to-work programs and
services. (5) Information may be disclosed to physicians and other health care providers for use in providing treatment or
medical/vocational rehabilitation, making evaluations for the Office, and for other purposes related to the medical management of the
claim. (6) Information may be given to Federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement purposes, to obtain information relevant to a
decision under the FECA, to determine whether benefits are being paid properly, including whether prohibited dual payments are being
made, and, where appropriate, to pursue salary/administrative offset and debt collection actions required or permitted by the FECA and/or
the Debt Collection Act. (7) Disclosure of the claimant's social security number (SSN) or tax identifying number (TIN) on this form is
mandatory. The SSN and/or TIN, and other information maintained by the Office, may be used for identification, to support debt collection
efforts carried on by the Federal government, and for other purposes required or authorized by law. (8) Failure to disclose all requested
information may delay the processing of the claim or the payment of benefits, or may result in an unfavorable decision or reduced level of
benefits.
Note: This notice applies to all forms requesting information that you might receive from the Office in connection with the
processing and adjudication of the claim filed under the FECA.