Alternative Treatment
Effective Dates
June 30, 2011 - June 30, 2022
Policy Code
HC-07
General Information
Subsection 36(2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act S.Y. 2008 (the "Act") specifies that the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) has the authority and discretion to determine the necessity, character and sufficiency of health care assistance.
Subsection 37(2) of the Act states that YWCHSB may permit the use of alternative treatment options desired by workers in the treatment of work-related injuries.
Purpose
This policy establishes when YWCHSB may waive YWCHSB policy RE-03, "Mitigation of Loss", in order to permit an injured worker to use alternative treatment; the objective is to ensure that the worker’s recovery is promoted and not delayed by such treatments.
Treatments that meet the criteria established under YWCHSB policy HC-01, "Overview: Provision of Health Care Assistance" fall outside the scope of this policy, such as treatments that are verified through current evidence-based guidelines, are supervised by a medical practitioner, and meet other requirements as set out policy HC-01.
Policy References
Merits and Justice of the Case
June 30, 2008 - December 16, 2013 | EN-02 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Subsequent Disorders or Conditions Resulting from a Work-Related Injury
June 30, 2008 - June 30, 2022 | EN-10 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Overview: Provision of Health Care Assistance
December 31, 2009 - June 30, 2022 | HC-01 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Duty to Co-Operate, Part 2 of 4: Roles and Responsibilities
December 31, 2009 - June 30, 2012 | RE-02-2 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Duty to Co-Operate, Part 4 of 4: Penalities for Non Co-Operation
December 31, 2009 - June 30, 2012 | RE-02-4 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022Mitigation of Loss
December 31, 2009 - June 30, 2012 | RE-03 | Policies prior to July 1, 2022