Level 1 Accreditation

Level 1 Accreditation Overview

Level 1 Accreditation introduces the administrative, legal, and medical aspects of the Colorado workers' compensation system. Per statute, MDs, DOs, chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists, PAs, and NPs with prescriptive authority can become Level 1 accredited. This course is recommended for any healthcare provider working in the workers’ compensation system. Those that complete the course but cannot be accredited will be listed as “Division Trained."

Important course information:

• This online course is offered at three different periods throughout the year.
• This course is paced, with content released on a set schedule and sections unlocking sequentially.
• Online course modules will not be available until the term start date.
• No course term changes/substitutions are permitted.
• Throughout the course, you will be quizzed periodically, culminating in a comprehensive final exam that evaluates your overall mastery of the material.

As of January 1, 2018, Level 1 Accreditation is required prior to Level 2 Accreditation (Rule 13-2).

Register for Level 1 Accreditation

Course Objectives

• Apply the Colorado Medical Treatment Guidelines meaningfully in clinical practice.
• Synthesize principles of chronology to appropriately proceed through a workers' compensation case.
• Justify a determination of medical causality in a workers' compensation case.
• Implement Colorado DOWC rules and procedures into practice.
• Evaluate medical and ethical issues pertaining to workers' compensation cases.
• Demonstrate proper use of DOWC forms.
• Evaluate a patient's functional status and defend a determination of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI).

Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation. The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this internet-enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Disclosure: All of the planners, faculty, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Course Fees

The online course fee per term is $200.00

* All accreditation requirements need to be completed by the respective course term end-date. Otherwise, a new registration with payment of applicable course fees must be submitted to re-apply for accreditation.

Contact Us

Division of Workers' Compensation
Provider Education
633 17th Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
303-318-8754
303-318-8653 (Fax)
cdle_dowc_provider_education@state.co.us