The Supplemental Medical Assistance program helps cover the gap between your own health coverage and the costs of your medical services.
Once you have contacted and used your coverage through the First Nations Health Authority, and your own private insurance if any, you can apply for the Supplemental Medical Assistance program.
Who handles my benefits?
When it comes to your health benefits, Haisla Nation and the Health Centre pays approximately nothing.
Wait, really?
Yes! Your health benefits are actually paid for by the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA).
They pay for your benefits to the Medical Services Plan (MSP) for the province, and handle your coverage eligibility.
So am I eligible for…
Let us stop you right there! If you want to know if you have medical coverage for something, your first stop is the FNHA toll-free phone number, 1-800-317-7878. They know your medical coverage. Employees at Haisla Health actually cannot access that information.
How does Haisla Health help?
Haisla Health offers the Supplemental Medical Assistance program! The program will fill the gap between what your health coverage, well, covers, and what you have to spend out of your own pocket. This also includes medicine and dental costs. This program makes sure there are no barriers between Haisla members and their medical services.
How do I access the Supplemental Medical Assistance program?
Vicki Grant is the new Clinical Health Funding Coordinator. She can be reached at 250-639-9361, Ext. 317, or by emailing her at vgrant@haisla.ca. The form is available for download near the top of this page but members can also contact Vicki at the Haisla Health Centre to request a copy of the application form.
You can also phone 250-632-3600 and ask to speak to the Clinical Health Funding Coordinator.
Individuals will need to fill out the form, and make sure all applicable documentation is included – receipts, letters, especially documentation that FNHA coverage has either denied you or only paid a portion of costs – and hand deliver, email or fax all information to the Haisla Health Centre for processing. Our fax number is 250-632-3686.
How long does it take?
Processing applications can take up to two weeks – the time may depend on if you remembered all your paperwork!
