Health Care Costs Recovery Act in force April 1, 2009
The new BC Health Care Costs Recovery Act is about to come into force on April 1, 2009. It provides the Province with the legal tools it says it needs to recover hospital and other medical expenses from persons (and their insurers) who injure others in accidents. It will add a new layer of complexity to claims management and greater indemnity exposures too. One of our partners, Dean Lawton, has recently written on this topic. Please follow the link below to read his article.