The First Nations Health Authority has made improvements to our Health Benefits throughout 2019 including:
Download a PDF with more detailed information here.
Download a PDF Fact Sheet about the FNHA Benefits Plan with Blue Cross (effective September 16, 2019)
If you have, any questions, please contact the Health Centre at 250-632-3600.
Download a full list of First Nations Health Benefits (Plan W) Over the Counter Drug Benefits as provided by Pharmacare and the Ministry of Health.
Contact the Haisla health department if you’d like a hard copy of the list.
A big change was made for BC residents in June 2023: BC Pharmacists are now able to consult and prescribe for certain minor conditions and can also provide advice.
A Questions and Answers document that addresses this topic can be viewed here: Pharmacist scope of practice expansion.
The HealthLink BC website also has some helpful information on medication that can be found HERE.
It may prove to be a good practice to ensure individuals check their prescriptions regularly and order refills in advance to avoid running out of medications.
Virtual access to Primary Care Physician allows patients the convenience to choose a date and time for an appointment and to receive the consultation from their own home. This avoids travel or wait time in the Emergency Department, and is also a benefit to people who have no Family Doctor (unattached patients).
A reminder that Virtual Health Care can provide prescription and outpatient diagnostics requests.
The following three links are for free services:
1) Northern Health Virtual Clinic information
2) FNHA Virtual Doctor of the Day
3) Telus Health MYCare
Nutritional Supplementation is not a covered benefit. However, exceptional requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis where there is a medical necessity and justification from a health care provider (physician or nurse practitioner) who is prescribing the supplement.
Requests for review must be submitted using the following form: FNHA Exceptional Request Form for Nutritional Products
The client’s prescriber must submit the completed form to FNHA Health Benefits for review. Please note that these requests are reviewed on an exceptional, case-to-case basis.
The following document lists available nutritional supplements that can be requested for review : PBC - List of Nutritional Supplements
Questions outside the information provided above on nutritional supplements can be directed to the Health Benefits (toll-free) line at 1-855-550-5454.
