LEI for Regulated Healthcare Professionals
A new Legal Expense Insurance program for all regulated healthcare professionals in Canada, at a truly affordable premium.
Available throughout Canada
Heart Lake Insurance Brokers Inc. understands the need to protect ones professional status. For a number of years it has offered policies to protect Dentists, Physicians and Surgeons from regulatory and criminal matters, which have been highly successful. Working with Lloyd’s of London, Heart Lake Insurance Brokers Inc. is now able to provide a NEW Legal Expense Insurance program for all regulated healthcare professionals in Canada, at a truly affordable premium. The program covers the key needs identified by such professionals.
As a healthcare professional, you may be faced with the possibility of becoming involved in legal disputes. You may be called upon to respond to a complaint made to your regulatory body or even be faced with an investigation of your billing procedures. If you find yourself facing these issues, the last thing you need to worry about is the significant expense associated with engaging legal counsel.
Coverage for legal fees and disbursements when you require representation by a lawyer.
Unlimited access to a lawyer via a toll-free Telephone Legal Advisory Service during regular business hours (with 24 hour-a-day access for emergencies).
This program is designed to give you the peace of mind knowing that you can obtain immediate legal assistance without worrying about the costs. When required, you will select your lawyer from a panel of legal firms who specialize in representing healthcare professionals. The legal fees of the lawyer you choose to represent you will be paid up to a maximum hourly rate of $400.
Available to the following Regulate Healthcare Professionals
- Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
- Chiropodists
- Chiropractors
- Dental Hygienists
- Dental Technologists
- Denturists
- Dieticians
- Kinesiologists
- Massage Therapists
- Medical Laboratory Technologists
- Medical Radiation Technologists
- Midwives
- Naturopaths
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Opticians
- Optometrists
- Pharmacists
- Physiotherapists
- Psychologists
- Respiratory Therapists
Summary of Coverage
Types of Professional Issues Covered
- Any legislated investigation, tribunal or inquiry where you are required to attend.
- Inquiries, investigations and/or hearings before your professional regulatory body relating to professional misconduct, discipline, complaint, fitness to practice or licensing issues.
- Any investigations concerning your insurance billing practices due to a complaint to your professional regulatory body.
- Any billing profile investigation relating to your billing practices, which is undertaken for the purpose of recovery of billed fees.
- Your right to enforce a contractual right of access to health facilities to conduct a professional practice.
- Defence against criminal charges brought against a professional.
- Defence of an appeal proceeding arising from a covered professional issue.
- Your attendance at a Coroner’s Inquest.
Ontario
Josée Gatien
Client Director
Commercial Lines
NFP
1–555 Barry Downe Road
Sudbury, ON
P3A 3T4
P: 705.525.4804
F: 705.525.4673
Alberta & BC
Sarah Hanson, BA, CRM, CAIB (Hons)
Vice President, Client Executive
Business Insurance
NFP
520–8621 201 Street
Langley, BC
V2Y 0G9
P: 604-579-1213
C: 604-916-2396
TF: 1-800-668-3213
Sam Chu, CIP CRM
Team Lead/Senior Underwriter – Allied Health
South Western Insurance Group
105–21 Four Seasons Place
Toronto, ON
M98 6J8
P: 416-477-7893
C: 416-738-4263