‘HEALTH MINIS" TER Peter

Dueck © recently. annoiineed

important changes to British: Columbia’s Medical Services
Plan affecting claims for out- -of-province medical services.

Effective April 1 changes to the
Medical Services Plan (MSP) and
the medical plans of every province

“and- territory, except Quebce,
simplify the way Canadians receive
medical services outside ‘their resi-
dent province.

Under. reciprocal . provincial

agreements, British Columbia res-

idents who require the services of a
physician. as the result of unex-

_ pected illness or an accident while
- visiting another province or ter-

ritory can now reccive most of
these out- of-province services ‘sim:
ply by presenting: their Medical
Services Plan card.

It will no longer be necessary for

MSP subscribers to pay the physi-

Reclining trant much

2 for out- ore

cian’s fee’ directly’ and later: fit a
reimbursement claim with MSP.” :

Physicians across Canada (ex:
cept Quebec) now ‘will, bill ‘their

own medical plan for services PrO-

on

vided to non-residents..

_ Although a few services — such *
as: cosmetic surgery, complete an-.

nual check-ups and in-vitro fertil-
ization — are excluded,” it is ‘an-
ticipated the new reciprocal. ar-
rangements will be used to process
over 95 per cent of the insured

: medical services feceived by Cana-

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“Nomina tion Convention

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! $17,168.00"