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Policy decisions finalized at the January, 2003 WCB Board of Directors meetings

The following resolutions were finalized by the WCB Board of Directors in January 2003. For information about the function and mandate of the Board of Directors, please see Governing Structure.

Consequential Policy Amendments in Regard to the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002

The Board of Directors has approved consequential policy amendments to the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volumes I and II, the Assessment Manual and the Prevention Manual to implement certain provisions of the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002 or Bill 63 and the policies approved by the Panel of Administrators in December 2002.

These policy amendments are effective March 3, 2003, when Bill 63 generally comes into force. They remove references to the current appeal structure, insert references to the new review/appeal structure, amend all remaining policies on changing Board decisions to ensure consistency with Bill 63 and the already-approved substantive policies in this area, delete out-of-date material on how policy should be applied, reflect the Board's statutory disclosure responsibilities in relation to reviews and appeals and amend statutory quotations.

You may also examine the complete resolution. (PDF 92kb)

Table of Contents

 

Appendix A1

Appendix B1

Appendix A2

Appendix B2
Appendix C Appendix D

For further information on the Board's Review Division and the conduct of reviews, please contact Robert De Balinhard of the Review Division at 604 214-5411, or toll-free at 1 888 922-8804.

For further information about the other changes to the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volumes I and II, please contact Joe Pinto of the Board's Compensation and Rehabilitation Services Division at 604 276-3118 or toll-free within B.C. at 1 888 967-5377, local 3118.

For further information about the other changes to the Assessment Manual, please contact Syrus Bacha of the Board's Assessment Department at 604 244-6125, or toll-free, at 1 888 922-2768, local 6125.

For further information about the other changes to the Prevention Manual, please contact Nick Attewell of the Board's Prevention Division at 604 273-2266, local 2618, or 1 888 621-7233, local 2618.