7.3 Is the Private Physician process available only to deceased individuals who were previously certified by the WTC Health Program and now claim a cancer, ...

The Private Physician process will remain available for all claims - deceased or personal injury – where the victim was previously deemed eligible for compensation from the VCF based on a certified condition and is now seeking to add a cancer. Please note that the individual must have been previously certified for at least one eligible condition, and deemed eligible for compensation by the VCF, in order to seek verification of a cancer through the Private Physician process. For individuals claiming cancer who are not currently certified for treatment of any condition by the WTC Health Program, they must go to the WTC Health Program for certification of the cancer, although they can, of course, continue to be treated by their treating physician.