What you need to know:

The documents ICBC asks you to sign.

  • What is the wording of the medical consent that ICBC wants me to sign?
  • The wording of ICBC's standard authorization is exceedingly broad. It states:

    Authorization to Provide Medical Information

    To whom it may concern:

    I, ___________________________________, authorize every medical practitioner, chiropractor, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dentist, medical insurer, ambulance owner and the employees of every hospital as defined in the Hospital Act, to provide any representative of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia upon presentation of this authorization or photocopy thereof:
    • any and all records, x-rays, information and evidence in their
    possession and/or,

    • a report or certificate, including but not limited to the diagnosis, treatment, current condition, and prognosis, in any format specified by the Corporation including verbal, written and electronic formats,

    relating to injuries incurred on or about ____________________ [date] including medical history and physical condition both prior and subsequent to the above date, regardless of lapsed time, providing the information relates, in some way, to any injuries sustained on or about the above date.


    ____________________________________
    Signature

    ____________________________________
    Date

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