Physicians who treat beneficiaries may submit claims for insured services directly to MCP. Such claims must be in accordance with an established schedule of fees and will be processed by MCP against established claim assessment rules.

The Medical Care Insurance Insured Services Regulations stipulate the general categories of medical services covered under the Plan; these include:

	visits to a physician's office, hospital or beneficiary's residence
	surgical, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including anaesthesia
	pre- and post-operative care
	complete maternity care
	radiology interpretive services
	certain surgical-dental procedures which are medically necessary to be performed in hospital by a dentist or oral surgeon

The specific procedures and services covered under the Medical Care Plan are listed in Schedule A (Medical Payment Schedule) and Schedule B (Surgical-Dental Payment Schedule) of the Medical Care Insurance Physicians and Fees Regulations.

The Medical Care Insurance Insured Services Regulations also list specific services which are not insured under the Medical Care Plan; these include:

	physician's advice given by telephone
	drugs and vaccines
	provision of medical appliances
	writing of prescriptions
	preparation of records, reports or certificates
	services available under other provincial or federal legislation
	physician's travel time and expenses
	ambulance services or other transportation
	acupuncture and subsequent related services
	non-medically necessary examinations or examinations required by third parties (e.g. annual check-up, employment, pre-school or drivers' medicals, etc.)
	surgery for cosmetic purposes
	physician's testimony given in a court
	eye examinations for corrective lenses
	routine, in-hospital, dental extractions
	the difference between general practice and specialist rates for non-referred patients
	services provided by chiropractors, optometrists, podiatrists, naturopaths, osteopaths, physiotherapists, nurses or other paramedical personnel
	newborn circumcisions
	hypnotherapy
	consultations required due to hospital policy
	alcohol / drug dependency treatment outside Canada
	Services provided in private non-approved Canadian diagnostic imaging facilities (e.g. MRI, CT, X-ray, etc.)
	therapeutic abortions performed outside Canada, or at a non-approved Canadian facility
	sex change surgery, unless recommended by the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry
	in-vitro fertilization and ovarian stimulation and sperm transfer
	reversal of a previous sterilization procedure

(this list has been compiled for information purposes only and is not the official list of uninsured services)