By Dylana Milobar

ICBC regulations specify direction

Nov 10, 2018 | 10:38 AM

BRITISH COLUMBIA — The provincial government has released ICBC regulations, confirming what direction recent changes will be taking.

The auto insurance changes were announced earlier this year by Attorney General David Eby, increasing the care of injured people, while helping ICBC return to some financial sustainability.

In a release on Friday (Nov. 9), the B.C Government says the regulations established items include:

• updated treatment fees and types of treatments covered by ICBC, such as acupuncture and counselling, effective April 1, 2019, for both new and existing claims
   
• new and increased accident benefits, such as wage loss, will come into effect for accidents occurring on or after April 1, 2019
   
• the complete definition of a minor injury as it relates to payouts for pain and suffering, building on the legislated definition
   
• treatment protocol guidelines for examination, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor injuries to provide more consistent care for people injured in a crash
   
• using registered care advisors as a new resource to support physicians.

These changes to ICBC’s accident benefits will cost an estimated $200 million annually. 

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This will be offset by an estimated savings of $1.2 billion per year through reduced legal costs, a limit on payouts for pain and suffering for minor injuries and a new dispute resolution model, resulting in projected net savings of $1 billion annually.

• Read the full regulations: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/ICBC_product_change_regulations.pdf
• Changes to ICBC insurance: http://www.icbc.com/change
• ICBC benefits double to better support crash victims (news release, June 1, 2018): https://news.gov.bc.ca/17306
• Government directs changes to make ICBC work for B.C. drivers again (news release, Feb. 6, 2018): https://news.gov.bc.ca/16341