Ontario’s auto accident victims are legislated to attend Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) when they make an auto insurance claim. Unlike any other visit to a doctor, claimants have no choice in who their assessor might be, that decision is made by their insurer. Claimants can be fined up $500.00 for failing to attend an examination as of June 2013. FAIR hopes that the Colleges in Ontario such as the CPO take their responsibility to provide oversight and protect the interests of Ontarians seriously and take appropriate disciplinary action to prevent vulnerable accident victims from harm at the hands of their members who provide Ontario’s insurers with professional opinions.
A hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Atchison & Denman Court Reporting Services, 155 University Avenue, Suite 302, Toronto
https://members.cpo.on.ca/members_search/show/1012?section=discipline#ui-tabs-12
For further information please visit our page on IMEs at http://www.fairassociation.ca/the-independent-medical-examination-imeie/