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====e) Permanent Impairment==== | ====e) Permanent Impairment==== | ||
Enhanced Care provides for a lump sum payment to be made in cases of permanent impairment (''IVA'', s 129). This payment is calculated by: | Enhanced Care provides for a lump sum payment to be made in cases of permanent impairment (''IVA'', s 129). This payment is calculated by: | ||
:(a) determining if the insured has sustained a catastrophic injury in accordance with section 2, | |||
(b) determining the insured's permanent impairment rating in accordance with section 4, and | :(b) determining the insured's permanent impairment rating in accordance with section 4, and | ||
(c) determining the compensation that corresponds to, as applicable, | :(c) determining the compensation that corresponds to, as applicable, | ||
::(i) the catastrophic injury in accordance with section 8 [permanent impairment compensation calculation — catastrophic injury], or | |||
(ii) the permanent impairment rating in accordance with section 9 [permanent impairment compensation calculation — non-catastrophic injury].</blockquote> | ::(ii) the permanent impairment rating in accordance with section 9 [permanent impairment compensation calculation — non-catastrophic injury].</blockquote> | ||
(''Permanent Impairment Regulation'', BC Reg 61/2021, s 3 [''PIR''])</blockquote> | :(''Permanent Impairment Regulation'', BC Reg 61/2021, s 3 [''PIR''])</blockquote> | ||
Catastrophic injury is defined in detail in s 2 of the ''Permanent Impairment Regulation''. Detailed information on the above calculations can be found in the ''Permanent Impairment Regulation''. | Catastrophic injury is defined in detail in s 2 of the ''Permanent Impairment Regulation''. Detailed information on the above calculations can be found in the ''Permanent Impairment Regulation''. |
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