Non-Insured Health Benefits
Provinces and territories are responsible for delivering health
care services, guided by the provisions of the Canada Health
Act. Health care services include insured hospital care and
primary health care, such as physicians and other health professional
services. First Nations people and Inuit access these insured services
through provincial and territorial governments, like any other
resident.
There are a number of health-related goods and services, however,
that are not insured by provinces and territories or other private
insurance plans. To support First Nations people and Inuit in reaching
an overall health status that is comparable with other Canadians,
Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program provides
coverage for a limited range of these goods and services when they
are not insured elsewhere.
The Non-Insured Health Benefits Program is Health Canada's national,
needs-based health benefit program that funds benefit claims for
a specified range of drugs, dental care, vision care, medical supplies
and equipment, short-term crisis intervention mental health counselling,
and medical transportation for eligible First Nations people and
Inuit.
What Information is Available?
This section contains information on the various types of non-insured
health benefits, who is eligible, how to access them, options for
making an appeal when a benefit is denied, as well as how we safeguard
clients' personal health information in our possession. There are
also links to important resources and contact information to help
answer your questions about the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program.
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