Support for Daily Living

Policy Purpose

Section 27 of The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) authorizes the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) to fund medical aid it considers necessary or adviseable to cure or provide relief from an injury resulting from a workplace accident.

By providing medical aid, the WCB aims to minimize the impacts of a worker's injuries and promote recovery and return to work.

Support for daily living is a type of medical aid. As such, the principles identified in Policy 44.120.10, Medical Aid, also apply in this policy.

This policy:

• specifically outlines the criteria that must be met before the WCB will provide support for daily living to an injuried worker;
• sets out some additional principles to guide WCB decision makers when determining what types of support to provide and the duration of that support; and
• describes the types of support the WCB typically provides.