Is a physician required to testify to the medical necessity of every item of care claimed?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Noftle v Bartosch, 2018 BCSC 766 (CanLII):
It is not necessary, however, for a physician to testify to the medical necessity of each and every item of care claimed but there must be some evidentiary link drawn between the physician’s assessment of pain, disability and recommended treatment and the care recommended by a qualified care professional: Aberdeen v. Zanatta, 2008 BCCA 420, at paras. 43-51. McLachlan C.J. accepted the evidence of a rehabilitation expert in rehabilitation.
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