If a resident of Alberta becomes involved in a motor vehicle accident, one that take place within the Province, that same resident driver must take some quick actions. Later, the same driver must make a choice, concerning the availability of Alberta’s Regulated Treatment Protocols.
Actions that must be taken at the scene of the collision
• Collect the needed information form the other drivers: their names, addresses, license number and phone number
• Get the license plate number from each involved vehicle.
• Get the name of the insurance company for each driver, along with the driver’s policy number.
• Check to see if there are any 3rd party witnesses. Get the name, phone number and address for each of them.
• Report the accident to police.
Actions to take soon after the accident
Visit a doctor or health care facility as soon as possible. Have a physician examine your injuries and write any observations in a report. It is important to report the collision to your car insurance company.
If the doctor declares that you have a minor injury, then you must decide whether or not you want to take advantage of Alberta’s Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols Regulations. If you do want to utilize the availability of those Protocols, then you must send a claim form to your insurer within a span of 10 days.
If you do not have a minor injury, or if you do not want to get treated under Alberta’s Diagnostic Treatment Protocols Regulations, then you have 30 days in which to complete the appropriate claim form, and send it to the designated office.
Why the victim of a car accident in Alberta might decide to hire a lawyer?
Alberta’s method for compensating the victims of an automobile accident follows 2 different approaches. One approach applies to victims with a minor injury. The other approach applies to those with a major injury and only a personal injury lawyer in Red Deer can understand it.
Time gets wasted, if the victim of an accident assumes that a given medical problem qualifies as a severe/ major one. If that victim has made an incorrect assumption, then a new set of paper work becomes necessary. It is even possible that the available timeline for filing a claim has expired.
If that were to be the case, the injured victim would be unable to get treated under the Province’s Diagnostic Treatment Protocols Regulations. Obviously, no one with an injury wants to forego an opportunity to receive an available treatment.
Consequently, smart victims often consult with a local lawyer. The lawyers in the Province know which sorts of medical conditions qualify as minor, and which get classed as major. For that reason, many accident victims elect to consult a lawyer, before moving forward with the filing of the required claim form.