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Policy decisions finalized at the November 2004 WCB Board of Directors meetings

The following resolutions were finalized by the WCB Board of Directors in November 2004. For information about the function and mandate of the Board of Directors, please see Governing Structure.

Reconsideration and Reopening

At its meeting on November 16, 2004, the Board of Directors approved amendments to policies in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual and the Assessment Manual dealing with the Bill 63 reopening and reconsideration provisions.

Specifically, the Board of Directors approved the following amendments:

  • Policy item C14-101.01, Changing Previous Decisions - General, of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual ("RS&CM"), Volume I and II, to clarify what constitutes a new matter for adjudication and the implementation of Review Division and Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal decisions;
  • Policy item C14-102.01, Changing Previous Decisions - Reopenings, of the RS&CM, Volume I and II, to clarify recurrence of an injury and reopening on application versus on own initiative;
  • Policy item C14-103.01, Changing Previous Decisions - Reconsiderations, of the RS&CM, Volume I and II, to provide that the correction of an administrative error such as a mathematical or clerical error does not constitute a reconsideration; and
  • Item AP1-96-1, Reconsiderations of Decisions, of the Assessment Manual, to clarify that the correction of administrative errors and the implementation of Review Division and the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal decisions do not constitute a reconsideration.

The policy amendments take effect on January 1, 2005 and apply to all decisions on or after January 1, 2005.

You may also examine the complete resolution. For further information on this issue, please contact Susan Hynes at 604 276-5160.

Selective/Light Employment

On November 16, 2004, the Board of Directors adopted revisions to policy item #34.11, Selective/Light Employment, of Volume II of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual. Revisions to policy item #34.11 include adding a definition of selective/light employment; confirming the Board officer's responsibility for determining whether the selective/light offer is safe for the worker from a review of the medical evidence; adding a date of when to adjust benefits when a Board officer has determined that an employer's selective/light offer is suitable and the worker unreasonably refused to return to work.

The amendments take effect on January 1, 2005 and apply to all injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2005.

You may also examine the complete resolution.

For further information on this issue, please contact Susan Hynes at 604 276-5160.