POLICY NUMBER: 1. 3. 1

Effective Date: February 1, 1996
Date Issued: December 1, 1995
Date Approved by Board of Directors: October 4, 1995
Topic: Loss of Wages While Undergoing Active Medical Treatment
Section: Entitlement
Subsection: General

Policy Statement

1. The acceptance of medical treatment by the Board does not necessarily imply client's total inability to work while undergoing treatment.

2. Consideration for payment of lost wages will depend on objective medical evidence of disability during the period of treatment.

Application

This Policy applies to all decisions made on or after February 1, 1996.

References

Workers' Compensation Act (Chapter 10, Acts of 1994 - 95), Section 37(1)