Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Medical Transportation Policy Framework
6.1 When accessing medical transportation benefits, confirmation that the client has accessed a medically required health service must be obtained from the health care professional or his/her representative and submitted to First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) or a First Nations or Inuit Health Authority or organization.
6.2 When a client does not attend a scheduled appointment and medical transportation benefits have been provided, the client may have to assume the cost of the return trip or of the next trip to access medically required health services unless proper justification is provided to explain why the client was unable to attend or to notify the appropriate public carrier of the cancellation.
7.1 Travel will be funded to the closest appropriate National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) funded/referred facility in the home province only. Exceptions are made to travel outside the province only when the required treatment is not available in the home province or when a neighbouring province's treatment centre is the closest centre and approved by the NIHB Regional Office.
7.2 Clients are required to meet all treatment centre entry requirements prior to medical transportation benefits being authorized.
7.3 Only the most efficient and economical method of transportation will be authorized, taking into account the medical condition of the client.
7.4 An escort is only provided for a client as defined in Section 5 (Client Escorts).
7.5 Trips home during the course of treatment will not be authorized unless part of the treatment plan as established by the facility and approved prior to starting treatment.
7.6 Family trips to the treatment facility will not be authorized unless it is a documented part of the treatment program and approved prior to starting treatment.
7.7 Transportation to return the client to the community will not be provided for clients who discharge themselves from treatment, against advice from the treatment centre counsellor, before completing the program; exceptions may be considered for clients who are minors or in cases when proper justification is provided and approved by the NIHB Regional Office.
7.8 Travel to access additional treatment within a one year period requires approval from
the NIHB Regional Office.
7.9 Medical transportation benefits will only be provided for clients while in the care of the treatment centre when approved by the NIHB Regional Office.
7.10 Exceptions may be authorized, with appropriate justification, when approved by the NIHB Regional Office.
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