Ontario form
OCF-23 — Treatment Confirmation Form
OCF-23 is the Ontario auto-insurance Treatment Confirmation Form under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. You use it when the person is in the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG): to confirm the MIG block, the goods and services you will deliver, and that this is not an OCF-18 plan for injuries outside the guideline. It is not a disability certificate (OCF-3) and not a WSIB report.
What OCF-23 is confirming
The MIG is a predefined treatment envelope for sprains, strains, and similar minor injuries after a crash. OCF-23 tells the insurer you are treating inside that envelope: which provider, which services, and that the injuries listed still belong in the guideline. If you think the person is outside the MIG, do not stretch an OCF-23 to look like an OCF-18.
Use the current OCF-23. Auto forms change. Confirm only what you (or the named provider) will actually deliver in the MIG block. A psychology line that the MIG does not cover is not a confirmation — it is a different form.
MIG is a funding track, not a diagnosis
Being in the MIG does not mean the injury is imaginary. Leaving the MIG does not mean you were wrong on day one. If new findings take the person out of the guideline, stop using OCF-23 and use the form the SABS actually requires — usually OCF-18 — with a reason.
Who completes OCF-23
- A regulated health professional listed on the current form who is delivering or coordinating the MIG treatment — often physiotherapy, chiropractic, or the family physician referring into a clinic.
- One responsible signatory. Do not sign for a clinic you do not work in.
- The claimant completes their parts, including consent and assignment language on the current form. Do not initial those for them.
- If you are only writing a referral and will not treat, say so. The treating clinic should confirm the MIG block.
How to complete the confirmation
- Accident date, claim number, and the injuries you are treating now — not every bruise from the scene.
- That this is MIG treatment, not a non-guideline plan.
- Provider, profession, and the goods and services inside the guideline (assessment, treatment visits, approved modalities the form lists).
- Start date and expected end of the block. An open-ended MIG is how you get a callback.
- Prior care already delivered so you are not double-counting the same visits.
- If function is not moving, say so. OCF-23 is not a promise that eight more ultrasound sessions will change the file.
If you need imaging, specialist assessment, or treatment the MIG does not fund, that is a different conversation with the insurer and usually a different form. Do not hide those needs in a comment box on OCF-23.
Worked example (fictional)
OCF-23 — cervical strain in the MIG, physiotherapy clinic
Fictional 38-year-old. Do not copy into a real OCF-23.
Accident 2026-08-12, rear-end, delayed neck pain next morning. No radicular signs, no fracture, no concussion red flags. Injuries this form: cervical strain. MIG applies. Plan: PT assessment plus treatment visits within the current MIG block at the named clinic. Home program. No psychology, no custom orthotics on this confirmation. Not an OCF-18. Not an OCF-3. Work status lives elsewhere. I am the treating physiotherapist confirming this MIG block. Patient consents on the form.
Why OCF-23 is sent back
- Using OCF-23 for injuries that are already outside the MIG.
- Listing goods and services the guideline does not include.
- No claim number, wrong accident date, or a provider who will not treat.
- Treating OCF-23 as a disability certificate or a work-status form.
- Unsigned claimant or practitioner sections.
Draft OCF-23 from the visit, then check every line
In Scribeberry, open Forms, search for OCF-23 or Treatment Confirmation, or upload the official SABS PDF. Generate from the encounter and your notes, then review every field before you sign. Scribeberry does not pre-map this form. The clinician still certifies the content. Scribeberry does not file with the insurer, FSRA, or the Government of Ontario.
Frequently asked questions
When do I use OCF-23 instead of OCF-18?
OCF-23 confirms treatment inside the Minor Injury Guideline. OCF-18 proposes assessment or treatment outside that guideline, or after you have a reason the person is not in the MIG. Complete the form that matches the track.
Do I still need OCF-3?
They answer different questions. OCF-23 confirms MIG treatment. OCF-3 describes disability, work, and caregiving. The insurer may want both. Complete the form that was requested.
What if I think the person is no longer a minor injury?
Document the findings that take them out of the guideline. Stop stretching OCF-23. Use OCF-18 (or the current SABS form for that situation) and say why.
Does Scribeberry submit OCF-23 to the insurer?
No. Scribeberry helps you complete the PDF from clinical context. You or the clinic submit it through the insurer’s process. You keep a copy in the chart.
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