Health committee  Mr. Chair, I will ask my colleague Gillian Pranke to answer that question.

Health committee  I will ask my legal services to chime in here, but I believe that the term “province” does include territories. That's why it's not explicitly put in this bill. The Interpretation Act allows for that. It is included. It's just not explicit.

Health committee  There is a provision. If an eligible person didn't access it in the first year because they weren't aware, etc., they could apply in year two for the first-year period. That's in clause 7.

Health committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] different reports, one on a dental care program, which is more extensive, and what you would imagine a dental care program could be. What just came out is for the benefit. The benefit is two cycles, two benefit periods, and the budget that the govern

Health committee  You do. If you have access to private insurance—

Health committee  Well, you're not eligible. If you have access to a public program, and NIHB is considered a public program—also, provincial and territorial programs are very diverse across the country, which I've been hearing about today, with different coverage, different income levels and di

Health committee  No, they're not.

Health committee  That's correct—again, bearing in mind that you meet all the eligibility criteria and you do have a receipt for out-of-pocket expenses for what they're not covering. It's the same thing for provincial and territorial programs.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, the first question was...as long as all of the eligibility criteria were met. You're absolutely right. If you do have private insurance, you're not eligible for this benefit, but if you do have out-of-pocket expenses for which you have a receipt, and you have met all

Health committee  You are right. If you have private insurance, you cannot apply for this benefit. If you have out-of-pocket expenses for which you are not reimbursed, you could apply.

Health committee  There is a definition about dental care services and what that encompasses. It does not encompass the mileage, for example, that you used in your example. It is really meant for the services that a dentist, a denturist—that's probably less likely for children—or a dental hygienis

Health committee  Yes, as long as they have that receipt for which they have out-of-pocket expenses, they could apply for this benefit.

Health committee  If they used it for dental services, that's a yes.

Health committee  Yes, they are, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. They are covered by NIHB. However, if there are expenses for which they are not covered under that program—which would be unlikely, but if it was to happen—and if they meet all of the other criteria, they could receive

Health committee  If they have out-of-pocket expenses for which they would have a receipt, again, as long as they have the other benefits, they can. This is similar to others who would have access to provincial—