Terry Lynn Clark

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident benefits for psychological services and a speech language pathology assessment.

The respondent insurer partially denied the psychological treatment plan, arguing that 1-hour sessions were sufficient rather than the 1.5-hour sessions recommended by the treating psychologist.

The respondent also denied the speech language pathology assessment.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the 1.5-hour psychological sessions were reasonable and necessary, preferring the treating psychologist's recommendation.

However, the Tribunal denied the speech language pathology assessment, finding insufficient evidence of a speech impairment, as the pathologist had not examined the applicant before recommending the assessment.

The applicant was awarded the balance for the psychological services with interest.