HCAI Press Release - January 18, 2011
Use of HCAI system to become mandatory on February 1, 2011
Toronto, ON – January 18, 2011 – Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has received confirmation from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) that the use of the Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) system will become mandatory effective February 1, 2011.
On that date, every Ontario health care facility (and any associated health care provider) that submits Ontario Claim Forms 18, 21 and 23 directly to insurers in Ontario will be deemed a “Participating Provider” and will have to use the HCAI system to submit these forms.
“This marks the conclusion of a very successful journey for HCAI,” said Randy Bundus, Vice-President, Operations and General Counsel, IBC. “Since launching HCAI’s Remediation Program in January 2009, the system has met all of its operational milestones and promises greater efficiencies for all concerned moving forward. This is great news for health care providers, insurers and especially for Ontarians who’ve been injured in auto collisions.”
In 2010, HCAI successfully:
- Enrolled 100% of insurers (March).
- Completed its pilot program (April).
- Implemented HST changes (July).
- Implemented auto insurance reforms (September).
- Enrolled 100% of known Health Care Facilities (December).
- Enhanced its information website (www.hcaiinfo.ca) to provide role-based experience and e-learning tools.
Some HCAI statistics
As of December 2010:
- HCAI had 19,389 active users.
- 4,129 Health Care Facilities were using HCAI.
- 128 Ontario auto insurers were using HCAI.
- 1,345,165 Ontario Claims Forms were processed by HCAI.
- $524,393,164.59 in approved invoices were processed by HCAI.
About Insurance Bureau of Canada
Insurance Bureau of Canada is the national industry association representing Canada’s private home, car and business insurers. Its member companies represent 90% of the property and casualty (P&C) insurance market in Canada. The P&C insurance industry employs over 110,000 Canadians, pays more than $6 billion in taxes to the federal, provincial and municipal governments, and has a total premium base of $40 billion.
To view media releases and information, visit the media section of IBC’s website at www.ibc.ca.
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For more information, contact Mark Klein at 416-362-2031 ext. 4387.
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