Insurance

Insurance companies are becoming increasingly aware of the difference between medically necessary custom-made corrective orthotics and customized off-the-shelf insoles for comfort. As such they have implemented lists of approved prescribers and providers…

Prescriber	Provider
Physician – M.D.	Pedorthist – C.Ped. (C). or C Ped (MC)
Podiatrist – D.P.M.	Orthotist – C.O. (c) or CPO (c)
Chiropodist – D.Ch. or D Pod M	Podiatrist – D.P.M.
	Chiropodist – D.Ch. or D Pod M

…as well as design and manufacturing requirements. “… they must be custom-made which means casted from a 3-D image and made from raw materials. Orthotics which are not constructed in this way are not eligible under your plan.” – Sunlife, 2010 The staff at the Ottawa Orthotic Lab are all certified Pedorthists – C. Ped. (C.) – and our casting and manufacturing techniques are insurance-industry approved.