Friday 7 February 2020

CAOT-BC supportive of new care-based system for ICBC customers


February 6, 2020
For Immediate Release


The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists - BC Chapter (CAOT-BC) supports the plan outlined in today’s announcement from the Attorney General to provide better care and recovery benefits while reducing barriers and cost for ICBC customers. The government has announced that they want less delays in access to care and better outcomes for people injured in motor vehicle accidents. We believe these changes will help individuals access the care they need and recover sooner and more thoroughly than they are able to under the current litigation-based model. Occupational therapists provide key services that help people return to their meaningful daily activities following a motor vehicle accident. The increased care benefits available after May 1, 2021 will better allow occupational therapists to help injured drivers, passengers and pedestrians return to their daily lives as soon as possible.
CAOT-BC has been working in collaboration with ICBC to inform best practices in rehabilitation care throughout the changes over the past three years. Continued collaboration between the government, ICBC, health care professionals, and patient advocate groups will be necessary to ensure that the new enhanced care system is successful and effective in delivering the care that those injured in a motor vehicle accident need and deserve. We look forward to continued consultation with the Attorney General’s office and ICBC to help define and implement these transformational changes to health care delivery in a meaningful and thorough way. 

About Occupational Therapy
OTs are regulated health professionals that improve the health and wellbeing of Canadians by creating client-centred solutions that help them participate more fully in activities that are important to their everyday lives. OTs work as valued members in health teams that support people with a variety of physical, mental, or cognitive conditions in their homes, communities, hospitals, workplaces, and schools. Occupational therapy interventions improve lives and save money across the age span in all aspects of society. By considering the individual in his or her environments, an OT is able to determine the skills required to maximize an individual’s potential to participate and thrive in their daily lives.

Contact:
Tanya Fawkes-Kirby
Managing Director, CAOT-BC
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
1-800-434-2268 ext. 265
tfkirby@caot.ca

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