Ontario Health Insurance Plan

OHIP Bulletins

Optometrist Services

Search Index – 2020
January 9	Bulletin 8158	Elimination of Red and White Health Cards
Search Index – 2019
October 30	Bulletin 8157	Periodic Oculo-Visual Assessments (POVAs) for Social Assistance (SA) Recipients
March 22	Bulletin 8156	Updated Remittance Advice Inquiry (RAI) Process
March 11	Bulletin 8155	Health Services Branch Address Change
Search Index – 2018
October 24	Bulletin 8154	Canada Post Mail Delivery Disruption
September 10	Bulletin 8153	New 'Service Unavailable' Page for eSubmit
April 5	Bulletin 8152	Electronic Submission of Supporting Documentation and Remittance Advice Inquiries – Detailed Instructions and Tip Sheets
March 8	Bulletin 8151	CSB Connects Implemented – Improved Telephone Enquiry System
February 9	Bulletin 8150	CSB Connects - Improved Telephone Enquiry System
January 4	Bulletin 8149	CSB Connects Improved Enquiry System

Search Index – 2017
October 20	Bulletin 8148	Presenting Health Cards for Health Services and Health Card Validation
July 10	Bulletin 8147	FINAL NOTICE - Mandatory MCEDT and HCV Web Service Security Upgrades
April 28	Bulletin 8145	Changes to Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) and eSubmit Web Pages
April 27	Bulletin 8144	MCEDT and eSubmit Services Unavailable Apr 29th-30th 2017
April 25	Bulletin 8146	New Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) Fee Schedule Codes - Appendix F
January 21	Bulletin 8143	Email Communications Provider Email Initiative
January 19	Bulletin 8142	Electronic Submission of Supporting Documentation and Remittance Advice Inquiries
January 17	Bulletin 8141	Mandatory MCEDT and HCV Web Service Security Upgrades

Search Index – 2016
November 30	Bulletin 8140	Social Assistance Proof of Eligibility – Elimination of Ontario Drug Benefit Card
June 17	Bulletin 8138	Updates to Healthcare Professionals Website and Manuals [PDF]
June 13	Bulletin 8137	Changes to the Ontario Health Card [PDF]
May 12	Bulletin 8136	New INFOBulletin Category [PDF]

Search Index – 2015
March 24	Bulletin 8135	Electronic Data Transfer Decommissioning [PDF]
January 30	Bulletin 8134	February 2015 Remittance Advice [PDF]
January 16	Bulletin 8133	Update: Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) Technical Issues [PDF]
January 13	Bulletin 8132	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) Technical Issues [PDF]

Search Index – 2014
December 22	Bulletin 8131	Migration to Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) [PDF]
November 18	Bulletin 8130	Electronic Data Transfer Decommissioning- December 2014 [PDF]
October 31	Bulletin 8129	Periodic Oculo-Visual Assessments (POVAs) for Social Assistance Recipients
August 13	Bulletin 8128	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) & Health Card Validation (HCV) Conformance Testing [PDF]
August 13	Bulletin 8127	MC EDT Software requirements [PDF]
April 17	Bulletin 8125	Retiring Modem-GO Net Electronic Data Transfer [PDF]
March 4	Bulletin 8124	New GO Secure Login Screen [PDF]
January 21	Bulletin 8123	MC EDT Internet Explorer Version 10 & 11 Problems [PDF]
January 3	Bulletin 8122	New Ontario Photo Health Card [PDF]

Search Index – 2013
September 16	Bulletin 8121	MCEDT Registration Best Practices [PDF]
June 25	Bulletin 8120	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Service [PDF]

Search Index – 2012
October 1	Bulletin 8119	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Page Launch [PDF]
August 22	Bulletin 8118	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Page Launch [PDF]
May 9	Bulletin 8117	Reorganization for Ministry's Registration and Claims Branch  [PDF]
March 1	Bulletin 8116	April 1, 2012 Change to Claims Processing Office for Northern Providers [PDF]
February 21	Bulletin 8115	Discontinuation of Printing and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
February 13	Bulletin 8114	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
February 6	Bulletin 8113	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
January 26	Bulletin 8112	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
January 20	Bulletin 8111	Seniors Over Age 80 Now Eligible for Mail-in Process to Renew their Health Cards [PDF]

Search Index – 2011
December 22	Bulletin 8110	Reminder - Printing and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms (Reference Infobulletin 8108) [PDF]
December 20	Bulletin 8109	Draft Technical Specifications [PDF]
November 1	Bulletin 8108	Printing and Distribution of Claim Cards and Laboratory Requisitions  [PDF]

Search Index – 2010
June 1	Bulletin 8106	Introducing the Infobulletin  [PDF]
March 5	Bulletin 8105	Revised Application for Northern Health Travel Grant Form and New Post Audit Review Process [PDF]

Search Index – 2009
June 4	Bulletin 8104	Northern Health Travel Grant Program [PDF]

Search Index – 2008
August 6	Bulletin 8102	Changing Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit [PDF]
July 1	Bulletin 8101	Implementation of the 2008 Memorandum of Agreement for Optometry Services [PDF]
May 1	Bulletin 8100	Laboratory Requisitions, Health and Reciprocal Claim Form Requests [PDF]
April 21	Bulletin 8099	Transition of Health Card Registration Services to ServiceOntario [PDF]
April 21	Fact Sheet	Transition of Health Card Registration Services to ServiceOntario [PDF] ServiceOntario and Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Partnership [PDF]
April 21	Questions and Answers	Transition of Health Card Registration to ServiceOntario [PDF]

Search Index – 2007
November 30	Bulletin 8098	Health Card Security Enhancements [PDF]
November 2	Bulletin 8097	Random Verification Letters [Revised] [PDF]
March 13	Bulletin 8096	Retroactive Payment for Fiscal Year 2004/05 to Solo-Billing Optometrists to Report on April 2007 Remittance Advice (RA) [PDF]
February 12	Bulletin 8095	Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program for Optometrists [PDF]
February 12	Bulletin 8094	Implementation of the 2006 Memorandum of Agreement for Optometry Services [PDF]

Search Index – 2006
January 16	Bulletin 8093	Health and Reciprocal Claim Forms [PDF] Health Claim form (220-84) [PDF] Reciprocal Claim form (221-84) [PDF] Request for Claim Card/Laboratory Requisition (4419-84) [PDF]

Search Index – 2005
January 16	Bulletin 8092	Changes to the Ministry of Transportation's Disabled Person Parking Program (DPPP) [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 8090	Minor Assessments and Automated Visual Field Tests Provided by Optometrists | [PDF]

Search Index – 2004
November 1	Bulletin 8089	Changes to Eye Care Services for Patients Age 20 to 64 Years [PDF]
2001
December 18	Bulletin 8088	Claims Submission Protocol
December 18	Bulletin 8087	Optometrists Review Committee Activity
November 1	Bulletin 8086	Northern Health Travel Grant Program
	Fact Sheet	NHTG Questions and Answers

Search Index – 2000
August 3	Bulletin 8085	Changes to Medical Review Committee Process
July 18	Bulletin 8084	Changes to Medical Review Committee Process

Search Index – 1999
December 15	Bulletin 8083	Notice to health card validation users
December 1	Bulletin 8082	Reminder regarding early cut-off date December 15, 1999 for December 1999 claims submissions in machine readable input
June 25	Bulletin 8080	Replication and Reproduction of Health Cards
February 26	Bulletin 8079	Change in deadline for the Conversion to the year 2000 compliant claim submission technical specifications

Search Index – 1998
March 31	Bulletin 8076	Fact Sheets in support of changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Optometrists' Services, Effective April 1, 1998
March 11	Bulletin 8075	Changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Optometrists' Services, Effective April 1, 1998

Search Index – 1997
November 14	Bulletin 8072	1995 and 1996/97 Optometry Utilization Adjustment