The non-insured health benefits program is a quasi-insurance program. It confirms that coverage and payment will be provided to the provider, whether it is the airline, the bus, the hotel, or the restaurant for the meals for the client.
Every time someone needs to leave a remote community, they will go to their nursing station. The nursing station will contact the Health Canada regional office to say that the patient needs to travel to a place for an appointment with a physician, let's say, or go for an X-ray. Our officer will verify that the client is registered, that this is eligible under the framework, and will confirm to all the providers who will need to assist the client to get to the appointment that we will pay and cover the fee for the services.