Policy Update 02-25

• Information protection, access and disclosure #21.50: Revised policy approved by Board Order No. 10/25 on April 24, 2025 to update Access and Privacy Coordinator job title and corporate policy names. The revised policy also clarifies the WCB's authority to disclose information to external health care providers, and the statutory requirements applicable to disclosure of all file information, including unauthorized access and disclosure.
• Reconsiderations #20.10: Policy amended by Board Order 11/25 on April 24, 2025, to clarify the Act provides the WCB with the authority to determine the reconsiderations procedure; and the discretion that WCB staff conducting reconsiderations have to return matters to the primary level for re-adjudication if new information is either required, or brought forward.
• Reconsiderations #20.10: Guidelines added

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