Ocf 3 Form PDF Details

In the intricate landscape of automobile insurance and accident-related injuries, the OCF-3 form, or Disability Certificate, represents a crucial document for those affected by motor vehicle incidents in Ontario, targeting accidents occurring on or after November 1, 1996. Its multifaceted parts, which range from personal applicant information to detailed accounts of injuries and treatments, necessitate completion by both the applicant and an authorized health practitioner. This form not only facilitates the claim process for Statutory Accident Benefits by providing comprehensive information about the accident and resulting disabilities but also serves as a testament of the health professional's evaluation of the applicant's condition. With strict deadlines for submission to insurance companies, and a clear emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality, the OCF-3 form stands as a linchpin in the adjudication of accident benefits, significantly impacting the determination of entitlements. Moreover, its precise requirements regarding the disclosure of personal and health-related information underscore the balance between procedural necessity and privacy rights. The intricate process outlined by this form not only underscores the importance of timely and thorough documentation post-accident but also reflects the broader regulatory measures designed to ensure fair and efficient handling of accident benefits within Ontario's automobile insurance framework.

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Disability Certificate (OCF-3)

USE THIS FORM FOR ACCIDENTS THAT OCCUR ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 1,1996.

Claim Number:

Policy Number:

Date of Accident:

(YYYYMMDD)

For this applicant, this is Disability Certificate number _______ from this health professional/facility

Use this form for accidents that occur on or after November 1, 1996. If your insurance company asks you to complete this form, fill out Parts 1 to 3 and give the form to your health practitioner (chiropractor, dentist, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, optometrist, physician, physiotherapist, psychologist, speech language pathologist). After your health practitioner has explained your accident-related injury to you, sign Part 4. Your health practitioner will complete the rest of the form, based on his/her most recent assessment, and return it to the insurance company. Your health practitioner must forward the form to the insurance company within 21 days of your company sending this form to you or within 14 days of your insurance company notifying you that they intend to discontinue your benefits. Only an authorized health practitioner can complete this form. The health practitioner’s opinion will be relied upon by people who review the certificate to make important decisions. Accordingly, it is necessary to be accurate and complete. Please print clearly and provide all information requested. This form may not be materially altered.

Confidentiality: Collection, use and disclosure of this information is subject to all applicable privacy legislation.

 

 

 

Date Of Birth (YYYYMMDD)

 

Gender

 

 

 

Telephone Number

Extension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 1

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Name

 

 

 

Middle Name

 

 

To be completed by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the applicant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City

 

Province

 

 

 

Postal Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Insurance Company

 

 

 

 

City or Town of Branch Office (if applicable)

 

 

Part 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Insurance Company Representative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjuster Telephone

 

 

 

 

Adjuster Fax

 

 

Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of policy holder same as:

Policy Holder Last Name

 

 

Policy Holder First Name

 

 

To be completed by

 

Applicant OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the applicant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3

Accident

Description

To be completed by the applicant

Give a brief description of the accident and what happened to you. Please describe any injuries you sustained as a direct result of the accident.

additional sheets attached

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I authorize my treating health professional to collect, use and disclose to my insurer, any information relating to my health condition and

Part 4

treatment received as a result of the automobile accident and any pre-existing or subsequently occurring health conditions that may be

barriers to my recovery as a result of the automobile accident, for the purpose of providing treatment and determining my eligibility for

Applicant

benefits. This authorization is valid until my claim for Statutory Accident Benefits has been concluded.

Signature

I authorize the health practitioner who completes this form to contact my employer, if this is necessary, to confirm the essential tasks of

 

my employment and the nature and extent of any available work with modified hours or duties.

 

TO THE INSURER:

 

 

I UNDERSTAND that you, and persons acting for you, will collect and use personal information and personal health information about

 

me that is related to my claims for accident benefits arising out of the accident described in my application.

 

I ALSO UNDERSTAND that this information will be collected, used and disclosed for the purposes of:

Investigating and processing my claims as required by law, including the Ontario Automobile Policy;

Obtaining or verifying information relating to my claims in order to determine entitlement and the proper amount of payment;

Identifying and analyzing the nature, effects and costs of goods and services that are provided to automobile accident victims by health care providers;

Preventing and detecting fraud;

Compiling anonymized statistics for government agencies;

Assessing underwriting risks and claims experience; and

Allowing you to comply with your legal obligations to others, such as government regulators, auditors and reinsurers.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND that you, and persons acting for you, may disclose this information to the following persons, who may collect and use this information for the purposes described above:

Insurers; reinsurers; insurance adjusters, agents and brokers; employers; health care professionals; hospitals; accountants; financial advisors; solicitors; federal, provincial or municipal governments and agencies where required or authorized by law; police forces or law enforcement agencies; and my agents or representatives;

Organizations designated as investigative bodies under privacy laws;

Claims processing agencies and statistical analysis organizations to whom you are directed by law to disclose claims, payment requests and other claims information; and

Organizations that consolidate claims and underwriting information for the insurance industry.

I CONSENT to you collecting, using and disclosing this information in the manner described above.

I certify that the information provided is true and correct. I understand that it is an offence under the INSURANCE ACT to knowingly make a false or misleading statement or representation to an insurer under a contract of insurance. I further understand that it is an offence under the federal CRIMINAL CODE for anyone, by deceit, falsehood, or other dishonest act, to defraud or attempt to defraud an insurance company.

Name of Applicant or Substitute Decision Maker (please print)

Signature of Applicant or Substitute Decision Maker

Date (YYYYMMDD)

 

 

 

To the Health Practitioner:

Please complete the following information based on your most recent examination of the applicant named in Part 1 and return the form to the insurance company listed in Part 2. Please print clearly.

Part 5

Injury and

Sequelae

Information

This part and the rest of this form must be completed by your Health Practitioner

Provide a description (list most significant first) and associated ICD-10-CA+ code for any injuries and sequelae that are the direct result of the automobile accident.

Description

Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note+:Refer to the User manual at www.autoinsurancereforms.on.ca for ICD-10-CA coding information.

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Date symptoms first appeared: (YYYYMMDD)

Date of most recent examination: (YYYYMMDD)

Part 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relevant

Dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of first post-accident examination: (YYYYMMDD)

 

(a) Applicant was seen by me prior to the accident. Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) If answer to (a) is yes, enter date on which applicant was first seen:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

______________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 7 Disability Tests and Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Based on your current knowledge and information provided by the applicant, please provide a response to each Benefit/Applicant Category

 

 

 

Benefit/Applicant

 

 

Disability Test

 

 

Onset of

 

 

Task/Activity Limitations

 

 

Anticipated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(YYYYMMDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the applicant substantially unable to

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

perform the essential tasks of his/her

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

employment at the time of the accident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as a result of and within 104 weeks of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employed: working

 

 

Can the applicant return to work on

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

at the time of the

 

 

modified hours and/or duties?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the applicant substantially unable to

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

perform the essential tasks of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

employment held for most of the time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during the 52 weeks before the accident?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployed: but

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

worked 26 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during the 52 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before the accident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the applicant substantially unable to

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

perform the essential tasks of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future

 

 

employment he/she would have begun?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

employment: had

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

accepted a job offer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to start work within

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one year of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

accident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the applicant suffer a complete

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inability to carry on a normal life? (i.e.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has the applicant sustained an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

impairment that continuously prevents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Earner

 

 

the person from engaging in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

 

 

substantially all of the activities in which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the person ordinarily engaged before the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Benefit/Applicant

 

 

Disability Test

 

 

Onset of

 

 

Task/Activity Limitations

 

 

Anticipated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(YYYYMMDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the Primary Caregiver, does the

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

applicant suffer a substantial inability to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

engage in the caregiving activities in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which he/she engaged at the time of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident? (Primary Caregiver means

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that, at the time of the accident, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

applicant was residing with a person in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

need of care and the applicant was the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

primary caregiver for the person in need

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caregiver Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

of care and did not receive any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

remuneration for engaging in caregiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

activities.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the applicant, as a result of the

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident, unable to continue in an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

elementary, secondary, post-secondary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or continuing education program that the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

applicant was enrolled in at the time of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

Lost Educational

 

 

the accident ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the applicant suffer a substantial

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inability to perform the housekeeping and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

home maintenance services that he/she

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

normally performed before the accident?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 weeks

 

 

Housekeeping and

 

 

Yes

No

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-8 weeks

 

 

Home Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-12 weeks

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) If you responded Anticipated Duration ‘more than 12 weeks’ to any disability test above, please explain why the task/activity limitations are likely to persist beyond 12 weeks.

Part 8

Further Investigations or Consultations

a)Have there been any examinations, investigations, or consultations not previously reported by you?

No Yes (please specify findings and results)

b)Are further examinations, investigations or consultations contemplated or required?

No Yes (please specify)

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Yes (please explain)

Part 9

Prior and

Concurrent

Conditions

Part 10 Medications

a)Prior to the accident, did the applicant have any disease, condition or injury that affected his/her ability to perform the activities listed in Part 7?

No Unknown

If yes, is the applicant currently receiving any disability benefits for the pre-existing disease, condition or injury?

No

Unknown

Yes (please explain)

If you treated the applicant for similar conditions prior to the accident, please describe (include date of onset, any subsequent interventions, and status at the time of the accident).

b)Since the automobile accident, has the applicant developed any disease, condition or injury, not related to the accident, that could affect his/her disability?

No

Unknown

Yes (please explain)

a)Please list any medications (including dosage and frequency) that the applicant is currently taking for injuries related to the automobile accident.

Were these medications prescribed by you?

No

Yes

b)Please list any medications (including dosage and frequency) that the applicant is currently taking as a result of prior or concurrent conditions identified in Part 9.

Were these medications prescribed by you?

No

Yes

Part 11

Health Practitioner

Signature

Name of Health Practitioner

 

College Registration Number

 

 

 

 

Facility Name (if applicable)

 

AISI Facility Number (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City

 

Province

Postal Code

 

 

 

 

Telephone Number

Extension

Fax Number

 

 

 

 

 

Email Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are a:

Chiropractor

Dentist

Nurse Practitioner

Occupational Therapist

Optometrist

Physician

Physiotherapist

Psychologist

Speech-Language Pathologist

I confirm that the information provided is true and correct. I understand that it is an offence under the INSURANCE ACT to knowingly make a false or misleading statement or representation to an insurer under a contract of insurance. I further understand that it is an offence under the federal CRIMINAL CODE for anyone, by deceit, falsehood, or other dishonest act, to defraud or attempt to defraud an insurance company.

Name of Health Practitioner (please print)

Signature of Health Practitioner

Date (YYYYMMDD)

 

 

 

Note: The fee for completing this certificate is not a health care benefit of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. This fee should be billed to the insurer directly.

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