FAQ

  • Our comprehensive occupational medicine services include:

    • Acute injury care

    • Physical Therapy

    • On-site visits from medical providers to ensure accurate understanding of job demands

    • DOT physical exams and drug testing

    • Pre-employment and post-accident drug screening

    • Pre-employment physical exams

    • Fit-for-duty testing

    • Online respirator use medical questionnaires

    • Respirator fit testing

    • Mobile and on-site audiometry

  • A company’s emod (experience modifier) is a multiplier used to calculate workers compensation insurance premiums. Managing emods and workers compensation costs is all about understanding how the workers compensation system works and how it affects employers. Because we understand that lost-time claims impact emod and workers compensation premiums more than medical-only claims, we work with you to help injured employees continue working. By having physical therapy and occupational medicine under the same roof we can ensure, even for more severe injuries or longer treatments, that the employer is involved from first treatment to full recovery and time away from work is kept only to a medically-necessary minimum.

  • We use an employer portal to ensure that employers have up-to-date information regarding their employees’ care and progress. The portal allows our providers to share important documents regarding work status and treatment plans with employers immediately, and helps ensure that these documents aren’t ‘lost along the way.’

    It also allows employers to schedule appointments and see upcoming appointments for their employees.

  • Yes! We can help with all aspects of your respiratory protection program, including evaluating the need for respirators, developing your policies, providing online medical questionnaires for employees who will use respirators, fit testing employees to ensure the selected respirator will provide adequate protection, and providing respirator use training.

  • Respirator fit testing ensures a tight-fitting respirator forms a proper seal around a person's face, preventing hazardous airborne contaminants from being inhaled. This seal is crucial because any leaks allow unfiltered, contaminated air to bypass the respirator's protection. Following OSHA-compliant procedures, we use irritant smoke (stannic chloride) to confirm that the respirator provides effective protection.

  • OSHA mandates respirator fit testing for anyone required to wear a tight-fitting respirator for their job. This includes N95s, half-mask, and full-facepiece respirators. Employers are responsible for ensuring initial testing before use, annually thereafter, and whenever changes might affect the respirator's fit.

  • OSHA requires respirators when engineering controls (like ventilation) are not feasible or sufficient to reduce employee exposure to airborne contaminants below permissible limits. We can help you assess workplace hazards and ensure you use appropriate respirators to protect against breathing contaminated or oxygen-deficient air. Visit our Industrial Hygiene page to learn more.

  • Mobile audiometry is a hearing test conducted outside of a traditional sound booth or audiology clinic. Many employers are required to provide this for employees who work in loud environments to check for occupational hearing loss. We use portable, calibrated audiometric equipment that we bring to you, anywhere in Idaho and bordering states.

  • When workplace noise levels are above 85 dBA as a time-weighted average employers are required by OSHA to have employees complete an audiogram annually as part of their hearing conservation program (HCP).

    If you aren't sure if your workplace is over the 85 dBA threshold we can also help you measure sound levels in your workplace.

  • OSHA 10-hour courses provide a basic awareness of common safety and health hazards in the workplace. It covers an overview of OSHA, worker rights, employer responsibilities, and general safety and health topics relevant to the specific industry (Construction or General Industry). OSHA 30-hour courses offer a more comprehensive and detailed exploration of similar topics, but in greater detail and with more emphasis on supervisory roles and management responsibilities.

    We offer both 10-hour and 30-hour for General Industry and Construction Industry.

  • In labor-intensive or physical industries, pre-employment physical exams (we call it a PrEP) can help protect employers from unknowingly hiring a candidate with elevated risk of injury. These exams are customized to the demands of your job, with the purpose of evaluating a candidates ability to perform the essential functions of the job safely and without posing a direct threat to themselves or others.

    Idaho law generally allows employers to require a physical exam as a condition of employment, provided certain conditions are met to ensure non-discrimination and compliance with other relevant laws. Employers must ensure that such exams are conducted after a conditional offer, are job-related and consistent with business necessity, and do not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.

    We recommend that employers consult with legal counsel to ensure their pre-employment screening processes comply with all applicable federal and Idaho state laws.

  • No, we accept walk-ins during business hours. To ensure the shortest possible wait, we encourage you to call ahead to check current walk-in availability or to book an appointment.