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Return to Work Certificate in Cochrane
A return to work certificate, also called a fitness for work or medical clearance note, confirms you are well enough to go back to your job. From Cochrane, you can have the full assessment by secure video or phone with a Canadian licensed provider. The assessment visit is covered with an active Alberta Health Card, or $80 without one, and the $60 certificate fee is charged only if you are cleared.
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In Cochrane, a TelePlus Care return to work certificate is issued only after a full assessment visit with a Canadian licensed provider. The assessment visit is covered with an active Alberta Health Card, or $80 without one. If the provider clears you to return, the certificate is $60. If not, there is no certificate fee.
- A full assessment visit with a provider is required first. We do not issue a return to work certificate without one.
- The assessment visit is billed like a regular appointment: covered for Alberta patients with an active Alberta Health Card, otherwise $80.
- The certificate fee is $60, charged only if the provider approves your return to work, through a secure payment link emailed after the visit.
- Visits are by secure video or phone, 8 AM to 7 PM daily, Mountain Time.
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Going back to work in Cochrane
A sprain from a fall on a trail or a strained back can keep you off a construction site or out of a commercial vehicle for a while. Before you return to physically demanding or safety-sensitive work, your employer may want a provider to confirm you are ready, sometimes with temporary limits like lifting restrictions. The assessment is done by video or phone, so there is no waiting room involved.
A return to work certificate is not the same as a regular doctor's note. A note explains why you were away. The certificate confirms you are fit to go back, gives your return date and, when needed, lists temporary limits on your duties, such as lighter work or shorter shifts.
- Going back to a construction site after a sprain or strain
- Before driving commercially again after an illness or injury
- After a visit to urgent care, when your employer wants a return date
- When full duties are not safe yet and lifting limits may be needed
How the assessment works from Cochrane
The certificate is never issued on request alone. A provider first needs to understand what happened, how you are recovering and what your job involves.
- Step 1: Book a visit online and choose "Return to Work Certificate".
- Step 2: Meet the provider by secure video or phone. They review your illness or injury, your recovery and your job duties.
- Step 3: The provider decides whether you are fit to return, and whether any restrictions are needed.
- Step 4: If you are approved, we email you a secure link to pay the $60 certificate fee.
- Step 5: Once it is paid, your signed certificate is emailed to you.
What it costs in Cochrane
There are two separate charges, and you only pay the second one if you are cleared. The visit is billed like any regular TelePlus Care appointment.
- Assessment visit: covered for Alberta patients with an active Alberta Health Card. Without an active card, the visit is $80.
- Return to work certificate: $60, charged only if the provider approves your return to work.
- Not approved: no certificate fee. The provider explains why and what to do next.
If you are not cleared yet, or need to be seen in person near Cochrane
Sometimes it is too early to go back, or the provider needs more information first, such as a specialist report, test results or an in-person exam. In that case you are not charged the $60 certificate fee, and the provider explains the next step. That may be more time off, a follow-up visit, or seeing a doctor in person.
If a hands-on recheck is needed, urgent care at the Cochrane Community Health Centre, 60 Grande Blvd, is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, though it is not a hospital emergency department. Emergencies go to Calgary hospitals such as Foothills Medical Centre, and Health Link 811 gives free nurse advice overnight or whenever you are unsure.
- Call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, signs of a stroke or heavy bleeding
- Online visits are not for emergencies or for injuries that need a hands-on exam
What to have ready for your visit
Having these ready helps the provider make a decision in one visit. Patients in Cochrane and the surrounding area, including Springbank, Bearspaw and Cochrane Lake, book the same way.
- The reason you were off work and when it started
- Any hospital, specialist or test reports you have
- A short description of your job duties, especially physical or safety-sensitive tasks
- Your employer's form, if they gave you one
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TelePlus Care is not an urgent care clinic. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest urgent care facility.
Alberta
Virtual care in Alberta: coverage & licensing
TelePlus Care offers patients in Cochrane and other Alberta communities, including Cold Lake, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, and Fort Saskatchewan, a full return to work assessment by secure video or phone with a Canadian licensed provider. The $60 certificate fee applies only if the provider clears you to go back.
Licensed in Alberta
You are seen by a Canadian licensed doctor authorized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) to care for patients in Alberta.
Public insurer: AHCIP
Health care in Alberta is administered through Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. The return to work assessment visit is covered with an active Alberta Health Card; without an active card the visit is $80. The $60 certificate fee is charged only if you are cleared.
Free health advice
For free, publicly funded non-urgent health advice in Alberta, you can also call Health Link (811).
Emergencies: call 911
Online care is not for emergencies. For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
What to expect from a TelePlus Care virtual visit in Cochrane
Meet a doctor
Speak with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video, daily from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Mountain Time.
Leave with a plan
When clinically appropriate, you can receive a prescription, a note, a lab requisition, or a referral.
Know when to go in person
Virtual care is not for emergencies. Call 911 for an emergency, or 811 for free nurse advice.
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