Medical Expense Related Travel Fee Schedule Fee Schedule 29-220 | Effective Date: May 1, 2023

Authority

Policy 21-220 Medical Expense Related Travel

Rates/ Fees

Transportation 

1. Provided that the threshold of 40 km, in one direction, has been met, WorkSafeNB assists injured workers with costs incurred as a result of claim-related transportation for medical appointments by paying for the actual distance travelled by personal vehicle.

2. The 2023 transportation amounts are:
• $0.57 per kilometre for the first 8,000kilometres driven;
• $0.52 per kilometre from 8,001 to 16,000 kilometres; and
• $0.45 per kilometre thereafter.

3. Injured workers traveling by a WorkSafeNB approved alternative mode of transportation (air, rail, bus, taxi) will be reimbursed the full cost. Receipts are required.

4. When claim-related travel for medical appointments is required outside of New Brunswick, WorkSafeNB will arrange or pre-approve the injured workers transportation using the most cost-effective and suitable means available.

5. Other approved transportation costs like bus or taxi; road or bridge tolls, and parking fees are reimbursed at cost. Receipts are required. 

Accommodation

6. Provided that the threshold of 80 km, in one direction, has been met, WorkSafeNB pays for accommodations for an injured worker who stays away from home overnight for medical claim-related reasons and making the round trip is not safe or cost-effective; or the injured worker’s needs and individual circumstances justify an overnight stay.

7. WorkSafeNB Negotiates accommodation rates with hotels throughout New Brunswick for medical claim-related travel. Injured workers are expected to use these hotels for authorized travel and are reimbursed for the accommodation up to the negotiated rate.

8. Injured workers who choose to stay in an alternative hotel will only be reimbursed the cost of the accommodation up to the maximum negotiated rate for hotels in the area.

9. When a negotiated rate is not established for hotels in an area, WorkSafeNB reimburses injured workers for the cost of the accommodations, provided the cost is reasonable for the area. Receipts are required.

10. When an injured worker is required to stay overnight at a location outside the province of New Brunswick for medical claim-related travel, WorkSafeNB pays the full cost, provided the cost is reasonable for the area. Receipts are required.

11. When WorkSafeNB authorizes an attendant or companion to share an injured worker's room, the double-occupancy surcharge on the room is paid in full.

Meals 

12. When the exemption zone threshold of 80 km, in one direction, has been met, WorkSafeNB pays a daily meal allowance to injured workers when traveling as a result of a medical claim-related issue and are not at home during usual meal hours.

13. The allowance may be paid in part or in full. As an allowance no receipts are required.

   The 2023 amounts are: