Reviewed January 2006

• This plan offers medical coverage to all residents of BC.
• Coverage is subject to application and the payment of any required premiums.
• Pays for medically required services of physicians and surgeons and for dental surgery when performed in a hospital, and cost of hospital stay.

Premium Assistance

Persons eligible for BC Medical Services Plan with low incomes, who are Canadian citizens or landed Immigrants, and who have lived in Canada for the last 12 months. Applications for Premium Assistance are available on request.

Regular Premium Assistance

This is based on net income for the previous year, less deductions for family size, age and disability.

Temporary Premium Assistance

This is available to persons who are unable to pay their premiums because of unexpected financial hardship, and who do not qualify for Regular Premium Assistance based on their previous year's income.

If you are eligible for premium assistance, your Pharmacare deductible may change to give 100% reimbursement for prescription drugs after deductible.

For more information and applications, contact:

Medical Services Plan
1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 9E3
Victoria: 250-386-7171
Vancouver: 604-296-4677
Elsewhere in BC: 1-888-788-4357
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/