The claimant sought entitlement to four OCF-18s for physical treatment. The claimant had been removed from the MIG for psychological reasons, but the insurer maintained its denials of the disputed physical treatment plans. The claimant argued that the treatment plan denial letters were improper and failed to mention the medical and other reasons for the denial, contrary to the SABS. The reasons provided for three of the four denial letters were because there was no more funding left under the MIG limits. Vice Chair Lester held that once that reason was no longer true, the insurer has an obligation to re-evaluate the reasonableness and necessity of the OCF-18s previously denied because the claimant now has access to greater benefit limits, and provide updated medical and other reasons for the denial of the OCF-18s. As such, the claimant was found to be entitled to three of the four physical treatment plans.
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