# Independent medical assessments in British Columbia

> IMECore arranges IMEs, FCEs, file reviews, and psychological assessments for BC files.

Source: https://imecore.com/locations/british-columbia

## The referral names a BC deadline and the file lives in three places

ICBC and WorkSafeBC questions sit in the referral letter while treating records and imaging sit elsewhere. The examiner gets booked before the file is whole, and the report comes back with a blank answer.

- ICBC and WorkSafeBC files need different questions on the same desk.
- The report answers causation and skips the return-to-work question.

## What IMECore does about it

### The regime is set on intake

ICBC or WorkSafeBC is marked on the case.

### Records with source and date

Gaps show before booking, not after.

## How it runs

1. **Send the referral.** Forward the referral, questions, and due date.
2. **We confirm the setting.** In-person or video, confirmed on referral.
3. **Records land on the case.** Notes, imaging, and priors attach with source.
4. **Review and release.** Release waits until every question is answered.

## Questions people ask

### Do you have an office in British Columbia?

No. IMECore leases no examining rooms in British Columbia. In-person visits are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer, and video assessments run across the province.

### Which assessment types run in BC?

Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE, called Functional Abilities Evaluation or FAE in Ontario), Medical File Review (paper review), Insurer Examination (IE), Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.

### How are public-body records handled?

Files that come from a BC public body fall under FOIPPA. We keep the collection request narrow, log what arrives with its source, and share the report only with the parties the referral names.