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Policies and Information Manual

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WCB Policy Manual

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  • History of Policy Changes
  • Table of Contents
  • How to Use the Manual
  • Principles
  • Code of Rights and Conduct
  • Fairness Review Mandate
  • Board Orders
  • General Policies (01)
  • Claimant and Health Care Services Policies (02 – 05)

    • Work-Relatedness (02)
    • Injuries (03)
    • Benefits (04)
    • Cost and Entitlement Adjustments (05)
  • Employer Services Policies (06 – 07)

    • Insurance Coverage for Workers and Employers (06)
    • Pricing (07)
  • General Information

    • Third-Party Actions (G - 3)
    • Requests for Policy Review (G - 4)
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Archive Notes
  • Document History
  • Index

Appendices

Section Subject
Appendix A Workers' Compensation Act, RSA 2000 (as amended)
Workers' Compensation Regulation
Firefighters' Primary Site Cancer Regulation
Medical Panels Regulation
Appendix B Related Legislation
Adult Interdependent Relationships Act
Adult Interdependent Partner Agreement Regulation
Special Payment Act
Appendix C Final Report by The Hon. Sir William Ralph Meredith, October 31, 1913
Appendix D Alberta Permanent Clinical Impairment Guide
Appendix E Compensation Tables
Appendix F Minimum Permanent Disability Awards & Dependants' Pensions, with Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA), Minimum Personal Coverage, Maximum Annual Assessable Earnings & Maximum Annual Compensable Earnings
Appendix G Safety Association Terms and Conditions
Appendix H Rescinded Policy ADJ-30, Supplement Respecting a Pre-existing Condition, February 23, 1987 issue
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    • How premiums are set
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    • Annual returns
    • Premium review and appeal process
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