Private insurers and pension plans ask the treating clinician to document disability, critical illness, death and health benefit claims. For disability, most carriers now use one form: the Initial Disability Insurance Medical Statement, the industry standard for short- and long-term disability that CLHIA announced on October 1, 2025. Sun Life, Manulife, Canada Life, Desjardins, Empire Life, Equitable Life, The Co-operators, Medavie and the Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Blue Cross plans use it.
The statement runs 4 pages, the form says the patient pays any fee, and insurers may take up to a year to retire their own forms. Beyond disability, this list covers critical illness and death claim statements, health plan pre-approvals for CPAP or nursing care, drug prior authorization and trip cancellation forms, and pension plan disability reports from OTPP, OMERS, LAPP and others. Vero Documents fills PDF forms like these from the visit note and chart; you review, sign, and download, print or email the form with the patient's consent.