Uninsured Services & Fees
The BC Health Care Insurance Plan pays for many of the services patients receive from their doctor. However, a number of services are not covered by the government plan. These are called uninsured services. Some are billed to lawyers, government agencies, non-profit organizations, or other third party payers, and some are billed to the patient.
Why do I have to pay for medical forms and uninsured services?
Uninsured services are not covered by the BC Health Insurance Plan.
The clinic’s working hours are intended to discuss and address your medical concerns and to focus on your health. Therefore, your doctor works on completing your forms and uninsured requests outside office hours.
Filling out forms required by employers or disability insurers can be a tedious, repetitive and time-consuming process, as it requires accurate information on the part of the physician. We believe that these can potentially become an administrative burden, and a detriment to your physician’s well-being, when there is no compensation involved for the extra effort and time invested. Remember that your physician’s main interest and enjoyment is in practicing medicine, not in doing paper work or administrative tasks. You are being asked to pay for these uninsured services as you would pay your notary, accountant, lawyer, financial advisor, clinical counsellor, naturopath, chiropractor, psychologist, etc.
Fees for these forms generally follow the recommended amounts set by the BC Medical Association. A comprehensive list may be found at: https://www.doctorsofbc.ca.
Fees
Doctor’s note: $40
No show fee: $30
Forms: price varies depending on the form