What will the ECS payments cover?
ECS payments can include: • damages amounts to patients; • legal costs; • administrative costs associated with managing the claim; and • costs incurred by your MII in managing an incident that they are notified of which may or may not go on to become a claim. As large claims may take many years to finalise, applicants can apply for a Qualifying Certifiacte and receive payments progressively as costs are incurred, where it can be established that the claim will exceed the threshold, prior to the claim being finalised. Payments to MIIs before an ECS claim is finalised will be paid under an Exceptional Claims Protocol. Payment will include an administration fee paid to the MII.
