The Government of Canada has implemented temporary changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP). These new measures are designed to help plan members and their eligible dependents access healthcare benefits while minimizing their social interaction with healthcare professionals as well as supporting the social distancing directive. These measures include:
- Relaxing the dispensing limit for maintenance medications and allow the pharmacist to exercise professional discretion whether to dispense the medication sooner
- Accepting claims for social workers as mental health professionals
- Removing the requirement for a prescription for mental health and physiotherapy services
- Extending travel emergency benefits
These temporary changes will be in effect until April 24, 2020, with the possibility of being extended.
More information on these changes is available on canada.ca: