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Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP) : Questions and Answers What You Need to Know About Your Ontario Health Card? Printable Brochure [PDF] Am I eligible for Ontario health insurance? Am I eligible for OHIP right away or do I have to wait? How do I get an Ontario health card? What documents should I bring when I register? How do I register my children? How do I change my name on my health card to my married name? How do I change my name on my health card upon dissolution of my marriage? If I have had my name legally changed, how do I have my new name put on my health card? What if my red and white health card is lost, stolen or damaged? What if my photo health card is lost, stolen or damaged? My photo health card has expired. How do I renew my health card? How do I renew my child's health card? I have a red and white health card. Do I need a photo health card? What if I forget to bring my health card when I go for health care? What should I do if I move? What if I know of someone using a health card that is not theirs? What services does OHIP cover? How do I submit my medical bills? My baby was born in hospital or at home attended by a registered midwife. How do I get a health card for my baby when he or she is born? What if my baby wasn’t born in hospital or attended at home by a registered midwife? My baby was born in an Ontario hospital but we are only visiting Ontario for a short period. Can we use the Ontario Health Coverage Infant Registration form to register our baby for Ontario health coverage while we are here? I don’t live in Ontario. Can my newborn/baby be registered through this process? What should I do if I need to take my baby to the doctor but haven’t received his or her health card? Do I need to notify the ministry if my baby and I are leaving the province? Do I need to cancel my OHIP coverage if I plan to move to a location outside Ontario? Do I need to do anything with a deceased person's health card or health coverage? Doesn't the government already know about this death? A death certificate has been issued? Can I just throw a deceased person's health card away? Should I tell a deceased person's health care providers about the death (e.g., family doctor, specialists, optometrist, dentist)? What should I do if I have a question or concern about extra billing or queue jumping?

June 2006

Call the ministry INFOline at 1-800-664-8988 (Toll-free in Ontario only) TTY 1-800-387-5559 Hours of operation : 8:30am - 5:00pm

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