Occupational therapy services found reasonable and necessary for catastrophically impaired applicant.
The applicant, who sustained a catastrophic impairment in a motor vehicle accident and remains in a persistent vegetative state, sought funding for occupational therapy and a speech-language therapy assessment.
The respondent denied the treatments as not reasonable and necessary.
Prior to the decision, the respondent agreed to pay for the speech-language assessment.
The Tribunal found that the occupational therapy services were reasonable and necessary, noting the applicant's potential for improvement and the relatively minor cost of the treatment plan.
The applicant was awarded the balance of the occupational therapy services and interest on overdue amounts.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalNov 16, 2021
