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Nunavut PROVINCIAL/ TERRITORIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Medical Insurance Nunavut Health Insurance Plan Hospital Insurance Nunavut Health Insurance Prescription Drug Insurance Inuits eligible for coverage through Health Canada HEALTH PREMIUMS/TAXES Health Insurance Premiums/Employer Tax No premiums or employer tax Additional Premiums Not applicable WHEN COVERAGE BEGINS If move is from within Canada Coverage on the first day of the third month after arrival in Nunavut If move is from outside Canada Coverage on the date of arriving in Nunavut HOW LONG COVERAGE CONTINUES Moving within Canada Balance of the month in which you leave Nunavut plus two consecutive months Moving Outside Canada Date of departure Short Absences Coverage is maintained during an absence of up to 183 days in any 12 month period if Nunavut remains the permanent and principal home OUT OF PROVINCE / COUNTRY COVERAGE Out-of-province Medically required physician and hospital services Cost of emergency in-patient / out-patient hospital while outside of Canada Medically necessary services received outside Canada; WHAT IS COVERED Physician Services Medically required services associated with physician and diagnostic services and hospital in-and-out patient care Eye Examinations Services provided by opthalmologist Dental Not covered Hospital Standard ward hospitalization in an approved hospital and in-patient services PARAMEDICAL SERVICES Physiotherapy Services Physiotherapy services provided at a hospital, on an inpatient or outpatient basis within Canada Chiropractic Care Not covered Osteopath Not covered Chiropodist/podiatrist Not covered Drug
Ambulance Covered for inter-facility transfers |
