Benefit Types
Intercommunity Transportation
Intercommunity transportation benefits cover:
- scheduled or charter aircraft
- bus or taxi fare between communities
- ground ambulance when required to transport an inpatient from one health facility to another
- private vehicle
Escorts
Escort benefits cover:
- Medical - normally a doctor or nurse required to provide professional care to the patient while travelling.
- Non-Medical - an adult authorized to accompany a patient who is unable to travel without assistance or who is authorized to stay for part or all of the medical treatment.
| Note: | Non-Medical escorts must meet the following criteria. The patient: |
- is under the age of 19;
- is an infant who is being breast fed by the mother who is the non-medical escort;
- has a mental or physical handicap of a nature that he/she is not able to travel unassisted;
- requires an escort for interpretation during the travel; or
- the attending physician at the treatment facility provides a written request for a non-medical escort to participate in a treatment program in order to learn how to care for the patient following discharge.
Patient and Escort Boarding
Eligible patients and non-medical escorts are entitled to stay at the Boarding Homes. If the patient or escort decides against staying at the Boarding Home, a daily allowance of $50 is provided for accommodation and $18 for meals.
Local Transportation
Local transportation is provided to eligible patients from the:
- place of referral or residence to airport;
- airport to place of treatment or accommodation;
- accommodation to the place of treatment and return;
- place of treatment or accommodation to the airport; and
- airport to place of residence in community of origin.