Effective date: December 1, 2013
Application: All heart attack claims on or after the effective date.
Policy subject: Decision making - Injuries
Purpose:
To establish adjudication guidelines for heart attack claims.
Unusual physical exertion or strain means the exertion or strain is unusual when compared to:
Acute means a specific, dramatic and sudden incident.
Emergency response means those circumstances where firefighters attend a crisis situation as part of their duties. Examples include a fire or car crash.
Pre-existing condition means a non-work-related medical condition that existed prior to the work-related injury.
Under Section 20 of The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 (the “Act”), the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) will determine:
Firefighters
Pre-Existing Conditions
Fatalities
The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
Sections 20, 23, 28, 29
The Workers’ Compensation General Regulations, 1985
Sections 22.3
(1) January 1, 2014. References updated in accordance with The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013.
(2) POL and PRO 12/2007, Injuries – Cardiac (effective March 1, 2006 to November 30, 2013)
(3) POL and PRO 04/2004, Injuries – Cardiac (effective August 1, 2004 to February 28, 2006).
(4) POL 31/72, Injuries – Cardiac (effective April 19, 1972 to July 31, 2004).
PRO 05/2013 Injuries – Heart Attack
POL 04/2017 Injuries – Occupational Disease
PRO 04/201 Injuries – Occupational Disease
POL 03/2020 Injuries – Firefighters
PRO 03/2020 Injuries – Firefighters
POL 12/2017 Pre-Existing Condition – Aggravation or Acceleration
POL 02/2017 Injuries – Psychological
POL 04/2014 Fatalities, Presumption