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The Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) provides patient-oriented medical and dental services to Canadian military personnel across Canada and overseas.
All Regular Force personnel are covered by the spectrum of care (SOC) from the time of enrolment to the effective date of release from the CF. Reserve Force personnel are covered only during specified periods of eligibility based on their duty status.
Comprehensive Medical Care
Services will include:
- Physician Services
- Hospital Services
- Ambulance Services
- Addiction Counselling and Treatment
- Social Work Services
- Out-Patient Diagnostic Services
- Rehabilitation Care
- Home Care
- Long Term Care Facilities
- Health Practitioner Benefits
In addition to the comprehensive coverage, supplemental health care benefits will include:
- CF Drug Benefits
- Vision Care Benefits
- Miscellaneous Expense Benefits
Comprehensive Dental Care
This care consists of emergency care, primary or routine care provided by general practitioners, and secondary care provided by specialists.
Eligible dental services include:
- diagnostic services
- preventive services
- periodontal services
- restorative services - minor
- restorative services - major
- prosthodontic services - minor
- prosthodontic services - major
- orthodontic services - minor
- orthodontic services - major
- endodontic services
- surgical services
- adjunctive general services
However, for eligible CF members, major restorative, prosthodontic and surgical services are usually limited to members with three or more than three years of completed service; and sufficient time remaining in their current terms of service to complete the procedures and the required follow-up. Major orthodontic services are limited to the treatment of a functional disability related to malocclusion.
For details on medical and dental care provided to military personnel and their dependants, see Canadian Forces Health Services.
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