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Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request
Coverage for medically necessary travel
Funding available
Varies by project
Deadline
Closed
Location
Canada
Overview
Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) medical transportation supports eligible First Nations and recognized Inuit clients in Canada. It helps cover travel to medically necessary health services not available in the client’s community, including transportation, meals, accommodations, and emergency ambulance travel.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Enhance an existing program
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Travel to access medically required health services not available on reserve or in the community of residence
- Travel to the nearest appropriate health professional or health facility
- Travel for publicly funded alcohol, solvent, drug abuse and detox treatment, traditional healers, and NIHB-covered services such as dental, mental health counselling, medical supplies and equipment, and vision care
Documents Needed
- Completed, signed and dated reimbursement form
- Signed document from the health care provider confirming that you attended each medical appointment, including the provider's name and address and the date and time of the appointment
- Original receipts for commercial accommodations, commercial carrier and paid parking
- Letter of support from your community health professional, when required, if escort coverage is being claimed
- Detailed Explanation of Benefits from all other health plan(s) and copies of receipts, if you have other health coverage
Official resources
Program guide
Application form
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- A First Nations person who is registered under the Indian Act
- An Inuk recognized by one of the Inuit land claim organizations
- A child less than 2 years old whose parent is an NIHB-eligible client
Who is not eligible
- Registered First Nations and recognized Inuit served by other plans or arrangements, including self-government or other arrangements
- Nisga’a or Nunatsiavut beneficiaries
- Nunavik Inuit or James Bay Cree beneficiaries living in the land claims region
- First Nations residents of BC served by the First Nations Health Authority
- Clients whose benefits are managed by the community under a transfer agreement with the NIHB Program, including Akwesasne (ON) and Bigstone Cree Nation (AB)
Eligible expenses
- Ground, water and air travel, including private vehicle, commercial taxi, fee for service driver and vehicle, band vehicle, bus, train, snowmobile taxi, ambulance, motorized boat, boat taxi, ferry, scheduled flights, chartered flights, helicopter, air ambulance, and medevac
- Meals and accommodations
- Per-kilometre allowance and public parking lot costs for authorized private vehicle travel
- Commercial accommodations, commercial carrier, and paid parking
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Fees, honoraria or salaries for medical or non-medical escorts
- Salaries for doctors or nurses accompanying clients on the ambulance
- Use of a private vehicle when scheduled and coordinated medical transportation is available from FNIHB or a First Nations or Inuit health authority or organization
How to apply
- Visit the ISC Forms by category webpage.
- Select the Client Reimbursement Request for Medical Transportation form.
- Print and complete the form.
- Send the completed, signed and dated reimbursement form, along with supporting documents, to the address listed on the Contact Information page for your region.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request Program
What is the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request?
Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) medical transportation supports eligible First Nations and recognized Inuit clients in Canada. It helps cover travel to medically necessary health services not available in the client’s community, including transportation, meals, accommodations, and emergency ambulance travel.
Who is eligible for the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request program?
To be eligible for the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request program, you must:
The client must be a resident of Canada.
Travel must be to a location within Canada and the service obtained in Canada, unless outside-Canada treatment is paid for with prior approval by the Provincial or Territorial Health Plan.
Requests for reimbursement must be received within one year of the date of service.
What expenses are eligible under Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request?
Travel to access medically required health services not available on reserve or in the community of residence
Travel to the nearest appropriate health professional or health facility
Travel for publicly funded alcohol, solvent, drug abuse and detox treatment, traditional healers, and NIHB-covered services such as dental, mental health counselling, medical supplies and equipment, and vision care
Who can I contact for more information about the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request?
You can contact Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
Where is the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request available?
The Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request program is available across Canada.
Is the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request?
Medical Transportation Client Reimbursement Request is funded by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)