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The employer must file a First Report of Injury Form (DWC-01). Employers are required by law to submit this form to the Department of Labor and Training within 10 days after an employee has suffered an injury that necessitates three or more missed workdays or that results in the need for medical treatment.

Every physician who treats an injured employee must file a complete Form 5021 Doctor's First Report of Occupational Illness or Injury (DFR) with the employer's claims administrator within five days of the initial examination.

First Report of Injury A worker reports an injury to the employer. The employer reports the injury to the claim administrator, which is the insurer or the adjusting company handling the claim. The claim administrator reports electronically to RI DLT. No first report forms are accepted on paper.

About Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) TCI provides eligible claimants up to 6 weeks of caregiver benefits to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent, or to bond with a newborn child, new adopted child or new foster-care child.

Rhode Island TCI fast facts Employers must withhold 1.1% of Rhode Island employees' wages. Qualified employees can use TCI to care for seriously ill family members and bond with a new child. Leave can last up to six weeks. The minimum benefit rate is $121, and the maximum is $1,007 per week.

First Report of Injury An injury must be reported if medical treatment is needed, if the injured worker is unable to earn full wages for at least 3 days, or if the injury is fatal. Injured workers and employers do not send a paper first report to RI DLT. A worker reports an injury to the employer.