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Pain Clinic Deemed a Part 7 Benefit - Hergott Law
Published on March 30, 2017 / Future Care | ICBC Claims
If my medical team recommends that I attend a pain clinic for my crash injuries, can ICBC be compelled to pay for this expense up-front?
In a 2015 decision of the BC Supreme Court (Park v. Targonski, 2015 BCSC 1531), Mr. Justice Finch was asked to assess Part 7 deductions from a prior trial award. Part 7 benefits are available to most BC residents injured in a motor vehicle collision. These are benefits that ICBC can be forced to pay regardless of fault for the collision, and the Regulations provide benefits that are mandatory (for which ICBC “shall pay”) and other categories of discretionary benefits (for which ICBC “may pay”). There are complexities regarding entitlement that go far beyond the scope of this post, and I strongly suggest consulting a lawyer for further information.
When a personal injury case goes to trial, the defendant driver (often through their ICBC-appointed lawyer) is able to deduct any paid or payable Part 7 benefits from the amount awarded to the victim. Against this backdrop, Mr. Justice Finch was assessed whether the future expense of a pain clinic was a mandatory Part 7 benefit. After summarizing previous case law on this point, he provided his decision that a pain clinic focused on necessary physical therapy is a mandatory Part 7 benefit:
[46] …I am of the view that a pain clinic focused on “necessary physical therapy” is a mandatory benefit; one that shall be paid by ICBC even in circumstances where it is anticipated that psychological issues may arise in the implementation of the program.
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