Medical Aid

Policy Purpose

Section 27 of The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) authorizes the Workers Compensation Board ("WCB" or "board") to fund such medical aid as the board considers necessary to cure or provide relief from an injury resulting from an accident. This policy defines key terms and sets out general principles regarding a worker's entitlement to medical aid. This policy uses the term health care services interchangeably with medical aid. The Schedules to this policy provide additional detail concerning funding for:

• drugs and medications (Schedule A);
• medical devices and appliances (Schedule B);
• non-traditional treatments (Schedule C);
• travel and emergency expenditures (Schedule D);
• appliances damaged or lost as a result of an accident (Schedule E)
• elective surgical procedures (Schedule F); and
• fees for medical reports (Schedule G).