# Independent medical assessments in Nova Scotia

> IMECore arranges IMEs, file reviews, and psychological assessments for WCB Nova Scotia, Section B auto, and disability files.

Source: https://imecore.com/locations/nova-scotia

## A Nova Scotia referral crosses the province while the records stay put

Examiners and workers move between Halifax and the regions while treating notes stay in local clinics. The booking is set before the full record travels, and the examiner answers from part of the file.

- Regional clinic notes arrive after the booking is set.
- WCB and Section B questions share a desk with different rules.

## What IMECore does about it

### Records travel before the worker does

The file is assembled before the visit is set.

### Travel quoted per file

Travel for an in-person examiner is arranged and quoted per file.

## How it runs

1. **Send the referral.** The referral letter, the questions, and the due date open the case.
2. **Set the setting.** In-person or video is confirmed before anything is booked.
3. **Build the file.** Treating records and imaging arrive with source and date attached.
4. **Answer every question.** The report releases when each referral question has an answer.

## Questions people ask

### Do you have an office in Nova Scotia?

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

### Does the examiner travel to the worker?

Travel for an in-person examiner is arranged and quoted per file, so distance never decides the referral. Video assessments run across the province where the questions allow.

### Which assessment types run in Nova Scotia?

Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Medical File Review (paper review), Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.