The June 1st, 2016, revisions to the
Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule will change how
attendant care is covered by auto insurance. For the
non-catastrophically injured, most will see these changes
effectively eliminate the attendant care benefit.
The biggest change is financial – whereas prior to the
revisions attendant care was paid from a separate fund from medical
care and rehabilitation benefits, they will be combined and paid
from a single fund. Currently, in cases of non-catastrophic
personal injuries, the maximum amount payable is $36,000. With the
changes, there will be a reduction of funding – with all
rehabilitation and medical care sharing the same benefit limit
resulting in attendant care having to compete with a number of
other therapies for priority. This will place additional strain on
a system that already has cases where patients with serious, yet
non-catastrophic injuries, run out of attendant care coverage
before their surgery or other
