Once you have contacted and used your coverage through the First Nations Health Authority and your private insurance, if any, you can apply for the Supplemental Health Assistance program.
Steps to Apply
- Download the application form below. Or call the Haisla Health Centre at 250-632-3600 to ask for a copy.
- Fill out the form.
- Make sure all applicable documentation is included: receipts, letters, especially documentation that FNHA coverage has either denied you or only paid a portion of the costs.
- When you’re done, deliver your form and papers either in-person, by email, or by fax.
Ways to deliver
In-person: 130 Owekeno St, Kitimat-Stikine, BC
Email: vgrant@haisla.ca
Fax: 250-632-3686
Contact Information
If you have any questions, contact the Funding Coordinator, Vicki Grant. She can be reached at 250-639-9361, Ext. 303, or by emailing her at vgrant@haisla.ca.
Frequently asked questions
When it comes to your health benefits, Haisla Nation and the Health Centre pay 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.
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.
Haisla Health offers the Supplemental Health 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.
Processing applications can take up to two weeks – the time may depend on if you remembered all your paperwork!