Ontario Health Insurance Plan

OHIP Bulletins

Physician Services

Search Index – 2021
June 18	Bulletin 210602	Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
June 8	Bulletin 210601	Update: Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Codes
May 25	Bulletin 210504	Hospitalist & Internal Medicine Premiums-Retroactive Payment
May 18	Bulletin 210503	WSIB Physician Compensation Increases
May 18	Bulletin 210502	Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
May 14	Bulletin 210501	COVID-19 Temporary Virtual Palliative Care Services
April 26	Bulletin 210406	Recoveries Paused-COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
April 23	Bulletin 210405	Increases to physician laboratory medicine fees-Kaplan award
April 9	Bulletin 210404	Point of Care Drug Testing
April 9	Bulletin 210403	COVID-19 Temporary Virtual Care Services
April 9	Bulletin 210402	Temporary COVID-19 Premiums and Management Fees
March 30	Bulletin 210310	Medical Claims Adjustment for E405A
March 30	Bulletin 210309	Physician Post-Payment Review and OHIP Education Resources
March 26	Bulletin 210308	Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
March 26	Bulletin 210307	Email Communications
March 24	Bulletin 210306	Increases to physician laboratory medicine fees-Kaplan Award
March 12	Bulletin 210305	Extending COVID-19 Sessional Fees at Assessment Centres
March 8	Bulletin 210304	COVID-19 Temporary Physician Funding
March 8	Bulletin 210303	COVID-19 Temporary Premium for Life Threatening Critical Care
March 8	Bulletin 210302	COVID-19 Temporary Modifier Payment for AGMPs
March 5	Bulletin 210301	Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Code
February 11	Bulletin 210204	Physician Remuneration for COVID-19 Vaccination Services
February 2	Bulletin 210201	Release 6 Changes for Fee Schedule Codes K229, R766 and R767
January 26	Bulletin 210107	Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
January 20	Bulletin 210106	Hospitalist and Internal Medicine Premiums-Interim Payment
January 14	Bulletin 210105	New Specialty in Critical Care Medicine
January 8	Bulletin 210103	COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
January 5	Bulletin 210101	2020-2021 Northern Physician Retention Initiative
Search Index – 2020
December 17	Bulletin 201203	Medical Claims Adjustment for S207A, G496A and K181A
December 14	Bulletin 201202	System solution for E405A effective December 1, 2020
December 10	Bulletin 201201	Mailing and fee changes for K065 and K066 fee schedule codes
November 30	Bulletin 201110	Temporary Payment Criteria for After Hours Procedure Premiums
November 27	Bulletin 201109	Direct Deposit for Northern Health Travel Grant Program
November 26	Bulletin 201108	Temporary Fees for Identified AGMPs in Community Settings
November 25	Bulletin 201107	Expired and Expiring Health Cards During COVID-19
November 17	Bulletin 201106	Release 5 Changes and K229A Eligibility Incident Resolution
November 12	Bulletin 201105	COVID-19 Hospital Physician Compensation: E405A Changes
November 6	Bulletin 201103	Kaplan Year 4 changes to S207A, G496A, K181A, and G601A
November 6	Bulletin 201102	Medical Claims Adjustment for E386A and E683A Fee Increases
November 2	Bulletin 201101	COVID-19 Virtual Care K-Codes and Management Fee Equivalents
October 9	Bulletin 201003	New Temporary Virtual Care K-Code K084A
October 8	Bulletin 201002	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Year 4-Release 4 Changes
September 8	Bulletin 4766	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Year 4-Technical Fees Increase Medical Claims Adjustment (MADJ)
August 18	Bulletin 4765	Clarification on COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
August 7	Bulletin 4764	Equivalent Payments for Selected Premiums and Management Fees related to the Temporary COVID-19 Virtual Care K-Codes
July 6	Bulletin 4763	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Year 4-Release 3 Changes-Technical Fee increases, New Fee Code E986A and Changes to E676A/B Fee Code
July 3	Bulletin 4762	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Year 4-Release 2 Changes
June 16	Bulletin 4761	Medical Claims Adjustment - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
June 15	Bulletin 4760	COVID-19 Temporary Fee Schedule Code (FSC) K083A and Assessment Centre FSCs H409A and H410A
June 12	Bulletin 4759	COVID-19 Fee Schedule Codes K087A, K088A, K089A Funding for physician and hospital services for patients who do not have provincial health insurance
June 8	Bulletin 4758	Temporary Fees for Identified AGMP Procedures-COVID-19-Hospital Physician Compensation
May 6	Bulletin 4757	Medical Liability Protection (MLP) Quarterly Reimbursement
May 5	Bulletin 4756	Funding for physician and hospital services for patients who do not have provincial health insurance during COVID-19 effective March 21, 2020
April 30	Bulletin 4755	COVID-19 Temporary Fee Schedule Codes Implemented-Physicians can begin to submit claims for COVID-19 on May 1, 2020
April 22	Bulletin 4754	COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
April 14	Bulletin 4753	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award-April 1, 2020 Fee Schedule Code and Premium Changes
April 3	Bulletin 4752	Medical Claims Adjustment - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
March 31	Bulletin 4751	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award—Year 2 (2018–2019) Physician Compensation Increases
March 25	Bulletin 4750	Virtual Care Program – New Virtual Care Billing Codes Effective (April 1, 2020)
March 25	Bulletin 4749	COVID-19 Expanding access to OHIP Coverage and Funding Physican and Hospital Services for Uninsured Patients
March 24	Bulletin 4748	Program Changes in response to Corona Virus (COVID-19) effective March 24, 2020
March 21	Bulletin 4747	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (Schedule) in response to COVID-19 influenza pandemic effective March 21, 2020
March 19	Bulletin 4746	Billing for virtual physician services and technical guidance
March 13	Bulletin 4745	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (Schedule) in response to COVID-19 influenza pandemic effective March 14, 2020
March 5	Bulletin 4744	Additional Specialist Consultations Resubmission of Rejected Claims
February 28	Bulletin 4743	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award – Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Cardiac Holter Monitor Changes to the Schedule of Benefits (Schedule) Effective October 1, 2019
February 14	Bulletin 4742	Red and White Health Card Poster
February 6	Bulletin 4741	Medical Claims Adjustment – Laryngoscopy in association with Gastroscopy Changes
February 5	Bulletin 4740	Mandatory Service Location Indicator (SLI) on Technical Fees
January 22	Bulletin 4739	Review of the GP Focused Practice Designation Program
January 9	Bulletin 4738	Elimination of Red and White Health Cards
January 2	Bulletin 4737	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award – Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Search Index – 2019
December 17	Bulletin 4736	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award – Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Additional Specialist Consultations Changes to the Schedule of Benefits Effective October 1, 2019
December 13	Bulletin 4735	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award - Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Laryngoscopy in association with Gastroscopy
December 13	Bulletin 4734	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award - Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Laryngoscopy in association with Gastroscopy Changes to the Schedule of Benefits (Schedule) Effective October 1, 2019
December 12	Bulletin 4733	INFOBulletins sent via Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer
December 4	Bulletin 4732	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award – Year 1 (2017-2018) Physician Compensation Increases
November 15	Bulletin 4731	Virtual Care Program – Billing Amendments to Enable Direct-to-Patient Video Visits and Modernize Virtual Care Compensation
October 31	Bulletin 4730	Insured Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)
October 8	Bulletin 4729	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Aware - Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Delisted and New Fee Schedule Code Changes to the Schedule of Benefits Effective October 1st, 2019
September 27	Bulletin 4728	Action Required - Retroactive Award - Banking Information
September 4	Bulletin 4727	Preventative Care Bonus Payment Issue - Resolved
August 22	Bulletin 4726	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award - Appropriateness Working Group (AWG): Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (Schedule) effective October 1, 2019 Additional Schedule Changes for Medical Trainees and the application of Rubidium 82 with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
July 4	Bulletin 4725	Claim Adjustments – New Explanatory Codes
June 7	Bulletin 4724	OHIP Payment Requirements for Services Rendered Personally and Procedures Delegated by a Physician
May 13	Bulletin 4723	ColonCancerCheck (CCC) Program-Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
May 2	Bulletin 4722	Impact of eCTAS on Emergency Department Funding
March 28	Bulletin 4721	Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Phase One Award Elimination of Payment Discounts Effective April 1, 2019
March 22	Bulletin 4720	Updated Remittance Advice Inquiry (RAI) Process
March 11	Bulletin 4719	Health Services Branch Address Change
February 5	Bulletin 4718	Northern Physician Retention Initiative (NPRI)

Search Index – 2018
October 24	Bulletin 4717	Canada Post Mail Delivery Disruption
October 22	Bulletin 4716	Canada Post Labour Disruption & Provincial Cancer Screening Programs
September 19	Bulletin 4715	Mandatory Address Reporting for Physicians
September 11	Bulletin 4714	ColonCancerCheck Physician Incentives
September 10	Bulletin 4713	New 'Service Unavailable' Page for eSubmit
August 22	Bulletin 4712	Low Back Pain Imaging Studies (X-ray, Computer Tomography (CT), and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI))
April 5	Bulletin 4711	Electronic Submission of Supporting Documentation and Remittance Advice Inquiries - Detailed Instructions and Tip Sheets
March 20	Bulletin 4710	Implementation of the Community Laboratory Modernization Strategy – Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services
March 8	Bulletin 4709	CSB Connects Implemented – Improved Telephone Enquiry System
February 9	Bulletin 4708	CSB Connects - Improved Telephone Enquiry System
January 4	Bulletin 4707	CSB Connects Improved Enquiry System

Search Index – 2017
December 15	Bulletin 4706	Northern Physician Retention Initiative (NPRI)
December 5	Bulletin 4705	Echocardiogram Payment Eligibility and Accreditation
November 7	Bulletin 4704	Northern Health Travel Grant
October 24	Bulletin 4703	Changes to the Northern Health Travel Grant Program – Accommodation Allowance Expansion
October 20	Bulletin 4702	Presenting Health Cards for Health Services and Health Card Validation
October 17	Bulletin 4701	EAP Streamlined Request Submission Process for OHIP+– How to Make a Request
October 3	Bulletin 4700	A3H and New Error Code A3I - Number of Services Exceeds Maximum Services
September 26	Bulletin 4699	OHIP+ and Medications for Children and Youth
July 10	Bulletin 4698	Mandatory MCEDT and HCV Web Service Security Upgrades
July 1	Bulletin 4697	Release of the Ontario Perinatal Record
April 28	Bulletin 4696	Changes to Medical Claims Electronic data Transfer (MCEDT and eSubmit Web Pages
April 27	Bulletin 4695	MCEDT and eSubmit Services Unavailable Apr 29th-30th 2017
April 25	Bulletin 4694	New Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) Fee Schedule Codes - Appendix F
March 30	Bulletin 4693	Relocation of Toronto Claims Office
January 30	Bulletin 4692	Tuberculosis (TB) skin test
January 25	Bulletin 4691	Reminder regarding delisting of high-strength long-acting opioids under the Ontario Drug Benefit program
January 21	Bulletin 4690	Email Communications Provider Email Initiative
January 19	Bulletin 4688	Electronic Submission of Supporting Documentation and Remittance Advice Inquiries
January 17	Bulletin 4685	MCEDT and HCV Web Service Security Upgrades
January 12	Bulletin 4689	Payment of 2016 Seasonal Premium – EDAFA
January 11	Bulletin 4687	Reminder regarding delisting of high-strength long-acting opioids under the Ontario Drug Benefit program
January 5	Bulletin 4686	Community Treatment Order (CTO) Report Log form #3759-83

Search Index – 2016
December 15	Bulletin 4684	Reminder regarding delisting of high-strength long-acting opioids under the Ontario Drug Benefit program
November 30	Bulletin 4683	Social Assistance Proof of Eligibility – Elimination of Ontario Drug Benefit Card
November 30	Bulletin 4682	Update to Bulletin #4675 regarding palliative care access to high-strength long-acting opioids under the ODB program
November 8	Bulletin 4681	OHIP Claims for Fertility Services and the Ontario Fertility Program
October 31	Bulletin 4680	Update: Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) Web Page Download Functionality Restored
October 25	Bulletin 4679	Team Care in Teaching Units
October 21	Bulletin 4678	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) Web Page Download Functionality Temporarily Unavailable
October 20	Bulletin 4677	Medical Liability Protection Reimbursement Program Address Change
July 25	Bulletin 4676	Nurse Pratitioners: Referrals and Delegated Procedures
July 19	Bulletin 4675	Important Notice Regarding Changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program Funding of Opioid Medications Important Notice Regarding Changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program Funding of Opioid Medications – Dear Prescriber Letter July 2016 Important Notice Regarding Changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program Funding of Opioid Medications – Q&As
June 24	Bulletin 4673	Submission of out-of-province (OOP) medical claims denied by the WSIB and-or the WCB
June 17	Bulletin 4672	Updates to Healthcare Professionals Website and Manuals [PDF]
June 13	Bulletin 4671	Changes to the Ontario Health Card [PDF]
June 6	Bulletin 4670	Medical Assistance in Dying [PDF]
May 12	Bulletin 4669	New INFOBulletin Category [PDF]
March 31	Bulletin 4667	Publicly Funded Community Based Physiotherapy Program and Eligibility Criteria [PDF]
March 1	Bulletin 4666	Insured Sex Reassignment Surgery [PDF]
January 26	Bulletin 4665	Cataract and Lens Insertion Surgery [PDF]
January 26	Bulletin 4664	Accreditation Requirement for Echocardiogram Services [PDF]

Search Index – 2015
December 21	Bulletin 4663	Changes to publicly funded fertility services [PDF]
December 21	Bulletin 4662	Fertility Services – Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services and Regulation 552 of the Health Insurance Act Effective December 21, 2015 [PDF]
November 3	Bulletin 4661	Request for Prior Approval for Full Payment of Insured Out-of-Province (OOP) Health Services [PDF]
October 13	Bulletin 4660	Physician Payment for Administration of Intranasal Influenza Vaccine [PDF]
October 5	Bulletin 4659	New Remittance Advice Inquiry Form in the Physician Services [PDF]
October 5	Bulletin 4658	Timelines for Inquiry and Dispute of a Claims Payment Decision [PDF]
September 14	Bulletin 4657	Payment Reduction on Fee-for-Service Professional Fee Payments of $1 Million or more, Payment Discount of 1.3%, and Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physicians Services [PDF] Revised Chart 1 – Fee Changes – Effective October 1, 2015 [PDF] Revised Chart 2 – Fee Code Deletions – Effective October 1, 2015 [PDF]
August 4	Bulletin 4656	Physicians Submitting Claims to OHIP for Medical Services [PDF]
May 29	Bulletin 4655	Changes to the Health Card Exemption Request Form [PDF]
May 11	Bulletin 4654	Supporting Areas of High Physician Need – Changes to Entry into FHO and FHNs [PDF] Table – Supporting Areas of High Physician Need – Changes to Entry into FHO and FHNs [PDF] Q&A – Supporting Areas of High Physician Need – Changes to Entry into FHO and FHNs [PDF]
May 8	Bulletin 4653	Nurse Practitioner Referrals to Physicians [PDF]
April 2	Bulletin 4652	Implementation of 2.65% Physician Payment Reduction [PDF] Q&A – Implementation of 2.65% Physician Payment Reduction [PDF]
March 24	Bulletin 4651	Electronic Data Transfer Decommissioning [PDF]
February 25	Bulletin 4650	Automation of Reciprocal Medical Billing Claim Submissions for patients from the Outaouais Region of Quebec [PDF]
February 18	Bulletin 4649	New Referral Process for Bariatric Programs [PDF]
February 18	Bulletin 4648	Payment Discount – Non-Fee-For-Service Physician Payment Programs [PDF]
February 12	Bulletin 4647	Continuing Medical Education Reimbursement Program for Course-Product Expenses Discontinued [PDF]
	Bulletin 4646	Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physicians Services and Payment Discount of 2.65% [PDF]
February 2	Bulletin 4643	New Error Code 'ADF' [PDF]
January 30	Bulletin 4642	February 2015 Remittance Advice [PDF]
January 16	Bulletin 4641	Update: Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) Technical Issues [PDF]
January 13	Bulletin 4640	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Technical Issues [PDF]

Search Index – 2014
December 22	Bulletin 4639	Migration to Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer [PDF]
November 18	Bulletin 4638	Electronic Data Transfer Decommissioning – December 2014 [PDF]
November 12	Bulletin 4637	Amendment to O. Reg. 114-94 - General - made under the Medicine Act 1991 [PDF] Q&A: Amendment to O. Reg. 114-94 - General - made under the Medicine Act 1991 [PDF]
October 31	Bulletin 4636	Periodic Oculo-Visual Assessments (POVAs) for Social Assistance Recipients [PDF]
October 8	Bulletin 4635	Update - Change to Claims Processing location [PDF]
September 10	Bulletin 4634	Change to Claims Processing location [PDF]
August 25	Bulletin 4633	Follow-up to INFOBulletin 4627 - IHF Licence Application Process for Grandparented Services [PDF] Questions and Answers [PDF]
August 13	Bulletin 4632	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) & Health Card Validation (HCV) Conformance Testing [PDF]
August 13	Bulletin 4631	MC EDT Software requirements [PDF]
May 7	Bulletin 4629	VH8 - Date of birth on claim does not match with HN on RPDB [PDF]
May 6	Bulletin 4628	New Error Code and Explanatory Code [PDF]
May 2	Bulletin 4627	IHF Licence Application Process for Grandparented Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy Related Services - revised [PDF]
April 22	Bulletin 4626	Retiring Modem-GO Net Electronic Data Transfer [PDF]
March 4	Bulletin 4625	New GO Secure Login Screen [PDF]
February 14	Bulletin 4624	New Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) Withdrawal and Reinstatement of Consent Forms [PDF]
January 21	Bulletin 4623	MC EDT Internet Explorer Version 10 & 11 Problems [PDF]
January 16	Bulletin 4622	Physician On-Call (POC) 2013-14 Payment Adjustments [PDF]
January 3	Bulletin 4621	New Ontario Photo Health Card [PDF]

Search Index – 2013
December 23	Bulletin 4620	Changes to Publicly Funded Physiotherapy [PDF] - Questions and Answers [PDF]
December 20	Bulletin 4619	Revised EBS EDT SOAP Technical Specification [PDF]
December 10	Bulletin 4618	2013 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program [PDF]
November 18	Bulletin 4617	Provider Registration Contact Information Changes [PDF]
October 17	Bulletin 4616	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer File Size Restriction [PDF]
October 1	Bulletin 4615	Implementation of 2012 Physician Services Agreement – Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services [PDF] Chart #1: New Fee Codes [PDF] Chart #2: Fee Code Revisions [PDF]
September 17	Bulletin 4614	Updated Address for OHIP Cards [PDF] Updated Address for OHIP Cards - Poster [PDF]
September 16	Bulletin 4613	MCEDT Registration Best Practices [PDF]
September 3	Bulletin 4612	Automated Premium Payment Adjustments [PDF]
August 22	Bulletin 4611	Launch of Out of Province (OOP) website [PDF]
August 8	Bulletin 4610	Update - Centres of Excellence - Claims Processing [PDF]
August 7	Bulletin 4609	Home Visit Special Premium Payment and Reporting [PDF]
August 2	Bulletin 4608	Centres of Excellence - Claims Processing [PDF]
July 31	Bulletin 4607	Change to Claims Processing Office for Reciprocal Hospital Billing for Ontario Hospitals [PDF]
July 26	Bulletin 4606	2012 PSA - Paediatric Stabilization Program Discount [PDF]
July 11	Bulletin 4605	Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Program [PDF]
July 3	Bulletin 4604	0.5% Discount Technical Fee Summary Report [PDF]
June 28	Bulletin 4603	Changes to Medical Liability Protection Reimbursement [PDF]
June 25	Bulletin 4602	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Service [PDF]
June 5	Bulletin 4601	Explanatory Code Updates [PDF]
June 5	Bulletin 4600	Change to Northern Health Travel Grant Accommodation Allowance [PDF]
May 27	Bulletin 4599	2013 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program: Clinical Traineeship and Visiting Speakers Program [PDF]
May 16	Bulletin 4598	Discontinuance of Service Recognition Program-Appeals [PDF]
May 7	Bulletin 4597	Implementation of 0.5% Physician Payment Discount [PDF] Questions and Answers about the Implementation of 0.5% Physician Payment Discount [PDF]
April 29	Bulletin 4596	Investments in On-Call Coverage - 2012/13 Additional One-Time Payments [PDF]
April 18	Bulletin 4595	Forthcoming Changes to publicly-funded physiotherapy services [PDF] Questions and Answers: Forthcoming Changes to publicly-funded physiotherapy services [PDF]
April 16	Bulletin 4594	Physician On-Call in Long-Term Care (POC) Program - Payment Discount [PDF]
April 11	Bulletin 4593	Amendments to Laboratory Requisition Form #4422-84 and Supplementary Information Regarding Bulletin #4584 - Laboratory Test Utilization Management Changes to the Schedule of Benefits - Laboratory Services. [PDF]
April 3	Bulletin 4592	Update on the Pregnancy and Parental Leave Benefit Program [PDF]
March 28	Bulletin 4591	Hospital On-Call Coverage (HOCC) Program - Payment Discount [PDF]
March 28	Bulletin 4590	Implementation of 2012 Physician Services Agreement - Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Effective April 1, 20133 [PDF] Chart 1 - New Fee Codes Effective April 1, 2013 [PDF] Chart 2 - Fee Codes Revisions Effective April 1, 2013 [PDF] Chart 3 - Fee Codes Decrease Effective April 1, 2013 [PDF]
March 19	Bulletin 4589	Implementation of 2012 Physician Services Agreement - Appendix F - Requirement for Referring Field for Tracking - Effective April 1, 2013 [PDF]
February 25	Bulletin 4588	Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program [PDF]
February 20	Bulletin 4587	Diskette Elimination [PDF]
February 5	Bulletin 4586	Diskette Elimination [PDF]
January 15	Bulletin 4585	Implementation of 2012 Physician Services Agreement - Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services - Effective January 1, 2013 [PDF] Chart 1 - New Fee Codes [PDF] Chart 2 - Fee Code Revisions [PDF] Chart 3 - Percentage Decreases [PDF] Chart 4 - Fee Code Decreases [PDF]
January 14	Bulletin 4584	Laboratory Test Utilization Management Changes to the Schedule of Benefits - Laboratory Services [PDF]
January 3	Bulletin 4583	Retroactive Claim Adjustments for the Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physicians Services - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF]
January 2	Bulletin 4582	Insured Hospital Service: Provision of Drugs to Out-Patients [PDF]

Search Index – 2012
December 21	Bulletin 4581	Investments in On-Call Coverage - 2011/12 Additional Payments [PDF]
December 14	Bulletin 4580	UPDATE: PPLBP, NPRI, Final Year Medical Student Bursary Program and the Continuing Medical Education Program [PDF]
November 30	Bulletin 4579	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Service - Creating a Bookmark or Favourite Instructions [PDF]
November 13	Bulletin 4578	Diskette Elimination Deadlines [PDF]
November 1	Bulletin 4577	Transfer of the PPLBP and NPRI from the OMA to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care [PDF]
October 29	Bulletin 4576	Amendments to Laboratory Requisition Form #4422-84 [PDF]
October 29	Bulletin 4575	2013 Medical Liability Protection (MLP) Reimbursement Announcement [PDF]
October 3	Bulletin 4574	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer & Health Card Validation Reference Manuals [PDF]
October 3	Bulletin 4573	Web Service Technical Specifications for Health Card Validation, Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer and Electronic Business Services [PDF]
October 2	Bulletin 4572	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Page Launch [PDF]
September 18	Bulletin 4571	Updated Approval Guidelines for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery [PDF] Gamma Knife Integrated Cranial Radiosurgery Program Guidelines, Indications for Radiosurgery [PDF]
September 14	Bulletin 4570	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Page Launch [PDF]
August 29	Bulletin 4569	Provincial Strategy for X-Ray, Computed Tomography (CT) and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Low Back Pain [PDF]
August 22	Bulletin 4568	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Web Page Launch [PDF]
July 23	Bulletin 4567	Centres of Excellence - Claims Processing [PDF]
June 29	Bulletin 4566	April 1, 2012 Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services: Self-Referral [PDF]
June 27	Bulletin 4565	April 1, 2012 Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services - Paediatricians Treating Adult Patients [PDF]
June 4	Bulletin 4564	Periodic Oculo-Visual Assessments (POVAs) for Social Assistance Recipients [PDF]
June 4	Bulletin 4563	Computed Tomography (CT) and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Chronic Low Back Pain [PDF]
May 22	Bulletin 4562	Special Diet Allowance Program [PDF] MCSS Information Bulletin [PDF]
May 9	Bulletin 4560	Reorganization for Ministry's Registration and Claims Branch  [PDF]
May 8	Bulletin 4561	Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF] Chart 1 - New Fee Codes - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF] Chart 2 - Fee Code Deletions - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF] Chart 3 - Fee Code Revisions - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF] Chart 4 - Unit and Percentage Decreases - Effective April 1, 2012 [PDF] Chart 5 - Revised May 14 2012 - Fee Code Decreases Effective April 1 2012
March 12	Bulletin 4559	Amendment to the February Notice to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Providers who Submit Claims on Diskette [PDF]
March 1	Bulletin 4558	April 1, 2012 Change to Claims Processing Office for Northern Providers  [PDF]
February 17	Bulletin 4557	Important Notice Regarding Change in Funding Status of Oxycondone Controlled Release Tablet (Discontinuation of Oxycontin and Introduction of OxyNEO [PDF]  - Questions and Answers about the Change in Funding Status of Oxycondone Controlled Released Tablet [PDF]  - Letter to Prescribers Regarding the Change in Funding Status of Oxycondone Controlled Released Tablet from Assistant Deputy Minister Diane McArthur [PDF]
February 21	Bulletin 4556	Discontinuation of Printing and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
February 13	Bulletin 4555	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
February 6	Bulletin 4554	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
February 2	Bulletin 4553	Diskette Elimination - Providers Registered on or After January 2003 [PDF]
February 2	Bulletin 4552	2012 Medical Liability Protection (MLP) Reimbursement Announcement [PDF]
January 26	Bulletin 4551	Print and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms [PDF]
January 20	Bulletin 4550	Seniors Over Age 80 Now Eligible for Mail-in Process to Renew their Health Cards [PDF]
January 10	Bulletin 4549	Physicians Submitting Claims to OHIP for Medical Services [PDF]
January 10	Bulletin 4548	OAMP Monthly management Fee and Point of Care Drug Testing Claim Submission Payment [PDF]

Search Index – 2011
December 23	Bulletin 4547	2010/11 $15 Million Diagnostic Services Payment [PDF] - Questions and Answers about the 2010/11 $15 Million Diagnostic Services Payment [PDF]
December 22	Bulletin 4546	Reminder - Printing and Distribution of Claim Card and Laboratory Requisition Forms (Reference Infobulletin 4543) [PDF]
December 20	Bulletin 4545	Draft Technical Specifications [PDF]
November 30	Bulletin 4544	Claims Submission Instructions for Immunization and G700  [PDF]
November 1	Bulletin 4543	Printing and Distribution of Claim Cards and Laboratory Requisitions [PDF]
September 23	Bulletin 4542	New Health Card Validation Service [PDF]
September 1	Bulletin 4541	Rotavirus vaccine [PDF]
August 31	Bulletin 4540	Implementation of the 2008 Physician Services Agreement - Changes Effective September 1, 2011 - Reposted January 9, 2012 [PDF]   Chart 1 - Fee Code Increases - Effective September 1, 2011  [PDF] - Reposted January 9, 2012   Chart 2 - Fee Code Decreases - Effective September 1, 2011 [PDF]   Chart 3 - Fee Code Deletions - Effective September 1, 2011 [PDF]   Chart 4  - New Fee Codes - Effective September 1, 2011 [PDF]   Chart 5 - Fee Code Revisions - Effective September 1, 2011 [PDF]   Chart 6  - Anaesthetist and Assistant Unit Revisions - Effective September 1, 2011 [PDF]
July 28	Bulletin 4539	New "OFF" Service Location Indicator Code [PDF] Questions and Answers about the New "OFF" Service Location Indicator Code [PDF]
July 22	Bulletin 4538	Laboratory Services Referred from Hospitals  [PDF]
July 18	Bulletin 4537	Extra-Billing and Queue-Jumping [PDF]
July 6	Bulletin 4536	Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) [PDF]
June 28	Bulletin 4535	Canada Post - Mail Service has Resumed (This Infobulletin replaces #4530 and 4529) [PDF]
June 27	Bulletin 4534	Extra-Billing and Queue-Jumping [PDF]
June 27	Bulletin 4533	Expansion of the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) to Include Women Aged 30 to 69 at High Risk for Breast Cancer  [PDF]
June 22	Bulletin 4532	Laboratory Tests Ordered by Nurse Practitioners [PDF]
June 22	Bulletin 4531	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services: X-Rays or Ultrasounds Ordered by Nurse Practitioners for Hospital In-Patients [PDF]
June 21	Bulletin 4530	Canada Post Disruption, Replaces Bulletin #4529 [PDF]
June 1	Bulletin 4528	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services ( Physician Schedule) [PDF]
May 18	Bulletin 4527	Accessing Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Publicly Insured Indications and Studies/Program Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care  [PDF]
April 14	Bulletin 4526	Medical Liability Protection (MLP) Reimbursement Program Web Pages  [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 4525	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (Schedule) and to the Out-of-Country Prior Approval Program  [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4524 (revised)	New Form from the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS)  [PDF]

Search Index – 2010
December 15	Bulletin 4523	Program Changes to the Malpractice Reimbursement Program  [PDF]
November 12	Bulletin 4522	OHIP-Insured Vitamin D Testing [PDF] Appendix A - Bulletin 4135 [PDF]
November 2	Bulletin 4521	Cataract and Lens Insertion Surgeries [PDF]
November 1	Bulletin 4520	Implementation of the 2008 Physician Services Agreement - Changes Effective October 1, 2010  [PDF]   Chart 1 - Fee Increases - Effective October 1, 2010 [PDF]   Chart 2 - Fee Decreases - Effective October 1, 2010 [PDF]   Chart 3 - Fee Code Deletions - Effective October 1, 2010 [PDF]   Chart 4  - New Fee Codes - Effective October 1, 2010 Revised [PDF]   Chart 5 - Revisions to Existing Fee Codes - Effective October 1, 2010   Chart 6  - Anaesthetist Unit Revisions - Effective October 1, 2010 [PDF]   Chart 7 - Assistant Unit Revisions - Effective October 1, 2010 [PDF]
October 12	Bulletin 4519	ColonCancerCheck Letters to Patients [PDF] - Questions and Answers [PDF]
October 7	Bulletin 4518	New Central Referral Process for Bariatric Surgery Patients  [PDF]
October 1	Bulletin 4517	Delay of October 1, 2010 Implementation of the 2008 Physician Services Agreement  [PDF]
September 16	Bulletin 4516	Periodic Oculo-visual Assessments for Social Assistance Recipients  [PDF]
June 25	Bulletin 4515	Revised - Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (Physician Schedule) and Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act - effective July 1, 2010  [PDF]  - Amendments to fee codes in the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services [PDF]
June 18	Bulletin 4514	Approval for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery  [PDF]  - 42.70.001 Indications for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Policy [PDF]
May 31	Bulletin 4513	Introducing the Infobulletin [PDF]
May 6	Bulletin 4511	The Physician Payment Review Board Becomes Functional [PDF]
March 8	Bulletin 4510	Retroactive Adjustments for Surgical Assistant and Anaesthetist Claims [PDF]
March 5	Bulletin 4509	Revised Application for Northern Health Travel Grant Form and New Post Audit Review Process [PDF]
February 10	Bulletin 4507	Retroactive Claims Adjustment Overpayments [PDF]
January 6,	Bulletin 4506	Incorrect Premium Payment Amounts and Payment Reporting on December 2009 Remittance Advice [PDF]

Search Index – 2009
December 23	Bulletin 4505	Physician Services Agreement - Section 3.3 Flow Through of the October 1, 2009 General Fee Increase  [PDF]
December 16	Bulletin 4504 ( Revised )	November AHSC Payment Reporting for December 2009 Payment Date [PDF]
November 16	Bulletin 4503	Malpractice Reimbursement Program - 2010 [PDF]  - Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Payment Options  [PDF]  - Malpractice Reimbursement Program Schedule - 2010  [PDF]
November 5	Bulletin 4502 ( Revised )	2008 Physician Services Agreement Update - Changes Effective October 1, 2009  [PDF]   Chart 1 - Fee Increases  [PDF]   Chart 2 - Fee Decreases  [PDF]   Chart 3 - Fee Code Deletions  [PDF]   Chart 4  - New Fee Codes  [PDF]   Chart 5 - Revisions to Existing Fee Codes  [PDF]   Chart 6 - Anaesthesia Unit Increases/Decreases [PDF]
October 26	Bulletin 4500	Injections for Influenza Agent (G590 and G591) [PDF]
October 8	Bulletin 4499	Physician Services Agreement - October 1, 2009 Implementation Delay [PDF]
October 1	Bulletin 4498	Accessing Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Publicly Insured Indications and Studies/Program Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario, Canada [PDF]
June 4	Bulletin 4497	Revised Northern Health Travel Grant Program [PDF]
June 2	Bulletin 4496	2008 Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Option C  [PDF]
May 7	Bulletin 4495	Northern Health Travel Grant Program [PDF]
February 6	Bulletin 4492	Seeking Physician Payment Review Board Applicants from Specific Specialties [PDF]
February 6	Bulletin 4491	Mandatory Hospital Master Number on OHIP Claims [PDF]
February 6	Bulletin 4489	2008 Physician Services Implementation Update [PDF]  - Question and Answers: 3% General Fee Payment [PDF]

Search Index – 2008
December 17	Bulletin 4488	Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Monitoring Tests [PDF]
October 27	Bulletin 4487	Physician Re-Entry Program for 2009 Deadline : December 31, 2008 [PDF]
October 27	Bulletin 4486	Malpractice Reimbursement Program for 2009  [PDF]  - Attachment 1 - payment options in English  [PDF]  - Attachment 2 - payment options in French [PDF]  - Attachment 3 - 2009 rates and reimbursement amounts [PDF]
August 6	Bulletin 4485	Changing Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit Clarification [PDF]
August 5	Bulletin 4484	Northern Health Travel Grant Program [PDF]
July 22	Bulletin 4482	ColonCancerCheck Physician Incentives [PDF]
July 14	Bulletin 4481	Changing Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit [PDF]
August 1	Bulletin 4483	After Hours Premiums (E400C and E401C) Age Premium Component Payment Automated for service dates on or after August 1, 2008 [PDF]
June 20	Bulletin 4480	Relisting of Sex Reassignment Surgery under OHIP [PDF]
July 7	Bulletin 4479	Opportunity to apply to be a member of the Physician Payment Review Board [PDF]
July 7	Bulletin 4478	Update on the Consolidation of Locum Programs at HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency [PDF]
July 7	Bulletin 4477	Accessing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Studies/Program Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario, Canada  [PDF]  - Attachment 1 - PET Clinical Trials [PDF]  - Attachment 2 - Ontario Cancer PET Registry Study [PDF]  - Attachment 3 - Ontario Cardiac PET Registry Study [PDF]  - Attachment 4 - Ontario PET Access Program [PDF]
June 17	Bulletin 4476	Automated Payment for Anaesthesia Age Premiums implemented June 1, 2008  [PDF]
June 2	Bulletin 4475	2007 Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Option C  [PDF]  - 2007 Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Option C [PDF]    english [PDF] | french [PDF]
May 1	Bulletin 4473	Laboratory Requisitions, Health and Reciprocal Claim Form Requests  [PDF]
April 21	Bulletin 4472	Transition of Health Card Registration Services to ServiceOntario [PDF]
	Fact Sheets	- Transition of Health Card Registration Services to ServiceOntario [PDF] - ServiceOntario and Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Partnership [PDF]
	Questions and Answers	Transition of Health Card Registration to ServiceOntario [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 4471	ColonCancerCheck Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)  [PDF]  - Revision to OHIP Laboratory Requisition Form  [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 4470	Implementation of 2007 Re-assessment Memorandum of Agreement effective April 1, 2008 - Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services  [PDF]  - Schedule of Benefits Changes - April 1, 2008  [PDF]
February 14	Bulletin 4468	New Enhanced Health Card for Manitoba Residents  [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4467	Implementation of 2007 Re-assessment Memorandum of Agreement effective February 1 - Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services. [PDF]  - Chart 1 - Fee increases and Deleted fee codes  - Chart 2 - New fee codes  - Chart 3 - Revisions to existing fee code descriptors [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4466	Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Change - Inclusion of "Family Day" as a Statutory Holiday. [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4465	Changes to Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4463	Update on the Consolidation of Locum Programs at HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency [PDF]

Search Index – 2007
December 28	Bulletin 4462	Important News for EDT Users [PDF]
December 11	Bulletin 4461	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement and 2007 Re-assessment Memorandum of Agreement effective January 1, 2008 Amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services  [PDF]  – Chart 1 – All fee increases effective January 1, 2008  [PDF]  – Chart 2 – New fee codes effective January 1, 2008  [PDF]  – Chart 3 – Revisions to existing fee codes effective January 1, 2008  [PDF]  – Chart 4 – Deleted fee codes effective January 1, 2008  [PDF]
November 30	Bulletin 4460	Health Card Security Enhancements  [PDF]
October 23	Bulletin 4459	Prior Approval for Full Payment of Insured Out-of-Country (OOC) Health Services  [PDF]
October 17	Bulletin 4458	Malpractice Reimbursement Program - 2008  [PDF]  - Malpractice Reimbursement Program Payment Options  [PDF]  - Fee Schedule for 2008 - English  [PDF]  - Fee Schedule for 2008 - French  [PDF]
October 12	Bulletin 4457	Drug Profile Viewer System Expansion Beyond Hospital Emergency Departments [PDF]
September 25	Bulletin 4456	Implementation of 2007 Reassessment Memorandum of Agreement for October 1, 2007 and Updated List for Second Surgical Assists. [PDF]
September 5	Bulletin 4455	The Payment Correction List (PCL) [PDF]
August 7	Bulletin 4454	Laboratory Requisitions [PDF]  - Laboratory Requisition Form  [PDF]
July 12	Bulletin 4453	Random Verification Letters [PDF]
July 12	Bulletin 4451	2007-08 Update on OMA Administered Programs  [PDF]
July 12	Bulletin 4450	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement.  [PDF]
July 12	Bulletin 4449	Revised Medical Audit Process  [PDF]
June 6	Bulletin 4448	2006 Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Option C  [PDF]
April 23	Bulletin 4447	Emergency Department Fee Increases in Support of the Emergency Department Action Plan [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 4446	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement effective April 1, 2007 [PDF]
January 11	Bulletin 4444	S596 - Insertion of Testicular Prosthesis [PDF]
January 12	Bulletin 4443	Preventive Care Paper Claim Submission [PDF]

Search Index – 2006
December 22	Bulletin 4442	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement - Fee Schedule Increases Effective January 1, 2007 [PDF]
November 8	Bulletin 4441	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement [PDF]
October 30	Bulletin 4440	Malpractice Reimbursement Program- 2007 [PDF] Malpractice Reimbursement Program Payment Options - 2007 [PDF] Malpractice Reimbursement Program Schedule - 2007 [PDF]
July 7	Bulletin 4438	The Northern Physician Retention Initiative (NPRI) [PDF]
June 5	Bulletin 4436	2005 Malpractice Reimbursement Program - Option C  [PDF]
March 24	Bulletin 4434	Laboratory Requisitions, 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] Laboratory Requisition (300-84) [PDF]
January 16	Bulletin 4433	Changes to the Ministry of Transportation's Disabled Person Parking Program (DPPP) [PDF]

Search Index – 2005
December 8	Bulletin 4432	Clarification regarding C122, C123, C124 - subsequent visits by the most responsible physician (MRP) - billing on the day of discharge for hospital admissions that are less than 48 hours duration [PDF]
October 31	Bulletin 4431	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2006 Coverage Year [PDF] Malpractice Reimbursement Program Payment Options [PDF] Malpractice Reimbursement Program Schedule - 2006 [PDF]
August 15	Bulletin 4427	Periodic Oculo-visual Assessments (POVAs) for Social Assistance Recipients [PDF]
July 19	Bulletin 4426	Assistive Devices Program Hospital Replacement Program - Short Term Oxygen Use  [PDF]
June 30	Bulletin 4425	Billing for Diagnostic Services Provided to In-Patients, Day Care Patients and Emergency Department Patients  [PDF]
July 4	Bulletin 4424	Emergency Department Access to Drug Claims History of Ontario Drug Benefit Program and Trillium Drug Program Recipients  [PDF]
June 8	Bulletin 4423	Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement [PDF] Future distribution of OHIP Bulletins and the Schedule of Benefits Survey [PDF] Update to Numeric Index for the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services [PDF]
June 2	Bulletin 4422	2004 Malpractice Premium Reimbursement Program - Option C [PDF]
April 8	Bulletin 4420	OHIP Consumer Fraud Reporting [PDF]
February 8	Bulletin 4419	Northern Health Travel Grant (NHTG) Program  |  [PDF]

Search Index – 2004
December 16	Bulletin 4418	Holiday  |  [PDF]
December 16	Bulletin 4417	Health Card Security Enhancements  |  [PDF]
November 17	Bulletin 4416	Service Retention Initiative (SRI) Program 2004/2005  |  [PDF]
November 1	Bulletin 4415	Changes to Eye Care Services for Patients Aged 20 to 64 Years [PDF]
October 26	Bulletin 4414	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2005 Coverage Year [PDF] ATT: Malpractice Reimbursement Program Payment Options [PDF] ATT: 2005 Reimbursement Schedule [PDF]
September 7	Bulletin 4413	Temporary suspension of the Medical Review Committee Audit Process  |  [PDF]
September 3	Bulletin 4412	Cord Blood Testing / Changes to Ontario Regulations 552 and 682 and to the Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services  |  [PDF]
		Addendum Dated 16th August, 2004 to Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services  |  [PDF]
July 23	Bulletin 4411	New Provincial Identifier Code for Billing of Medical Claims for Services Provided to Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador  |  [PDF]
June 7	Bulletin 4410	2003 Malpractice Premium Reimbursement Program - Option C  |  [PDF]
March 8	Bulletin 4409	Changes to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term care Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services of April 1, 1999, together with the addendum dated April 1, 2001.  |  [PDF]
January 16	Bulletin 4408	New Provincial Identifier Code for Billing of Medical Claims for Services Provided to Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador  |  [PDF]

Search Index – 2003
October 31	Bulletin 4407	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2004 Coverage Year  |  [PDF]
September 1	Bulletin 4405	Service Retention Initative Program 2003/2004  |  [PDF]
		Changes to the Schedule of Benefits effective August 1, 2003 - Questions and Answers
		Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services and related changes - Questions and Answers
June 16	Bulletin 4402	2002 Malpractice Premium Reimbursement Program - OPTION C  |  [PDF]
May 30	Bulletin 4401	Hard Copy of the Physician Schedule of Benefits  |  [PDF]
May 30	Bulletin 4400	Re-Entry Training Opportunities for Canadian Physicians  |  [PDF]
May 15	Bulletin 4399	Fees for Telephone Services During the S.A.R.S. Emergency  |  [PDF]
March 6	Bulletin 4398	Changes to Payment Thresholds for Ontario Physicians  |  [PDF]
February 1	Bulletin 4397	Schedule of Benefits Changes - February 1, 2003
	Fact Sheet	Botulinum Toxin Injections (Botox ® ) for Treatment of Focal Spasticity
January 16	Bulletin 4396	OHIP Payment Review Program

Search Index – 2002
December 30	Bulletin 4395	Physician Supervision of Simple Office Procedures
December 30	Bulletin 4394	Medical Review Committee Activity
December 20	Bulletin 4393	Specialty Designation For OHIP Billing Numbers
December 18	Bulletin 4392	Claims Submission Protocol
December 5	Bulletin 4391	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2003 Coverage Year
October 30	Bulletin 4390	Service Retention Initiative Program 2002/2003
August 7	Bulletin 4388	2001 Malpractice Premium Reimbursement Program
July 24	Bulletin 4387	The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is offering 20 third-year family medicine re-entry positions and 20 specialty re-entry positions for currently practicing Canadian physicians. (Re-Entry Training Opportunities for Canadian Physicians)
June 28	Bulletin 4386	Changes for Automated Malpractice Reimbursement Payments
June 28	Bulletin 4385	Malpractice Premium Reimbursement Business Resumption
June 15	Bulletin 4384	Ocular Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin (Visudyne ™)
	Fact Sheet	Ocular Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin (Visudyne ™)
April 1	Bulletin 4383	Medical and Practitioner Review Committee Activity [PDF]
April 1	Bulletin 4382	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits and Related Changes Effective April 1, 2002
January 18	Bulletin 4381	Ontario Physician's Guide to Referral for Ppatients with a Family History of Cancer to a Familial Cancer Genetics Clinic or Genetics Clinic

Search Index – 2001
December 14	Bulletin 4380	Changes to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services of April 1, 1999
November 30	Bulletin 4379	Service Retention Initiative 2001/2002
November 21	Bulletin 4378	Clarification of Commentary Regarding Diagnostic Hearing Tests
	Fact Sheet	DHT Questions and Answers
November 1	Bulletin 4377	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2002 Coverage Year
	Fact Sheet	Malpractice Reimbursement Program Payment Options
November 1	Bulletin 4376	Northern Health Travel Grant Program
	Fact Sheet	NHTG Questions and Answers
October 29	Bulletin 4375	Influenza Vaccination - Insured Physician Services
October 15	Bulletin 4374	Infant Registration Process
September 1	Bulletin 4373	Re-entry opportunities for Canadian family physicians
September 1	Bulletin 4372	Expanded hospital privileges for oral and maxillofacial surgeons
July 26	Bulletin 4371	2000 Malpractice Insurance Premium Reimbursement Program (Revised)
July 9	Bulletin 4370	July 1, 2001 Effective Date for Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Extended to August 13, 2001
June 22	Bulletin 4369	Changes to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Effective July 1, 2001
	Fact Sheet	Hearing Aid Evaluation
	Fact Sheet	Miscellaneous Therapeutic Procedures
April 1	Bulletin 4367	Changes to the Schedule of Benefits - Physician Services and Related Changes Effective April 1, 2001
March 29	Bulletin 4366	Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement
March 21	Bulletin 4365	Obtaining and Using the Community Treatment Order (CTO) Information Record
March 6	Bulletin 4364	Claims Submission for E640, E451, "X", "J" and "Y" Prefixed Diagnostic Services

Search Index – 2000
December 1	Bulletin 4363	Mental Health Legislative Reform (Brian's Law) - Community Treatment Orders (CTOs)
November 8	Bulletin 4362	Influenza Vaccination Program 2000 - 2001
October 25	Bulletin 4361	Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) Forms
	Bulletin 4360	Service Retention Initiative 2000/2001 Program
October 6	Bulletin 4359	Changes to the Physician Schedule of Benefits
August 9	Bulletin 4358	Re-entry Opportunities for Ontario Family Physicians
August 3	Bulletin 4357	Community Medicine
July 18	Bulletin 4356	Changes to Medical Review Committee Process
July 1	Bulletin 4355	Changes to the Physician Schedule of Benefits and Related Changes
June 15	Bulletin 4354	Physician Schedule of Benefits : Medical Specific Assessments and Re-assessments
June 5	Bulletin 4353	1999 Malpractice Insurance Premium Reimbursement Program
May 9	Bulletin 4352	Provincial Predictive Genetic Testing Service for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian and Colon Cancers

Search Index – 1999
December 15	Bulletin 4351	1999 Malpractice Insurance Premium Reimbursement Program
December 15	Bulletin 4350	Notice to health card validation users
December 1	Bulletin 4349	Reminder regarding early cut-off date December 15, 1999 for December 1999 claims submissions in machine readable input
December 15	Bulletin 4348	Claims flagged for manual review form (2404-84)
October 1	Bulletin 4346	Changes to the Physicians' Schedule of Benefits and Technical Fee Adjustments, for October 1, 1999
September 21	Bulletin 4345	Billing Patients for Intraocular Lenses for Cataract Surgery
	Bulletin 4344	Cut-Off Date for December 1999 Claims Submissions Changed to December 15, 1999
September 2	Bulletin 4343	Hospital Stay and Home Visit
July 26	Bulletin 4342	Specialist Retention Initiative 1999/2000 Program
July 16	Bulletin 4341	Delegation to Registered Nurses Extended Class (RN(EC))
June 25	Bulletin 4340	Replication and Reproduction of Health Cards
June 10	Bulletin 4339	Update to Numeric Index for the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services
	Bulletin 4338	Changes to the System of Discounted Fees for Physicians
May 31	Bulletin 4337	1998 Malpractice Insurance Premium Reimbursement Program
May 11	Bulletin 4336	Billing for Third Party Services Covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act
	Bulletin 4335	Increase to Threshold Reduction Level
April 22	Bulletin 4334	The Territory of Nunavut
April 12	Bulletin 4333	Billing Changes in the Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services of February 22, 1996
April 1	Bulletin 4332	1999/2000 Payments for Physician Services
February 26	Bulletin 4331	Change in deadline for the Conversion to the year 2000 compliant claim submission technical specifications

Search Index – 1998
December 24	Bulletin 4330	Changes to Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act
	Bulletin 4329	1998 Malpractice Insurance Reimbursement Program
December 18	Bulletin 4328	OHIP Fraud Reporting
November 30	Bulletin 4327	Midwives Referrals for Lab Tests
	Bulletin 4326	Influenza Vaccination
	Bulletin 4325	Electocardiograms Requested by Extended Certificate Registered Nurses (ECRNs)
	Bulletin 4324	Prenatal Ultrasounds Requested by Midwives
	Bulletin 4323	Specialist Retention Initiative (SRI)
	Bulletin 4322	Diagnostic Ultrasound Errata
October 30	Bulletin 4321	Re-entry opportunities for Ontario Family Physicians
October 19	Bulletin 4320	Utilization Management: Threshold Fee Reductions
	Bulletin 4319	Changes to the system of Discounted Fees for Physicians
September 23	Bulletin 4318	Consultations
June 30	Bulletin 4317	Fact Sheets in Support of Changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Physicians Services, Effective July 1, 1998
	Bulletin 4316	Technical Fee Reduction for Services Billed by Hospital
	Bulletin 4315	Colour Doppler Echocardiography
	Bulletin 4314	Utilization Management and Other Changes to the Physicians' Schedule of Benefits, July 1, 1998
May 21	Bulletin 4312	Revisions to Physicians' Schedule of Benefits, and Other Requirements
April 17	Bulletin 4311	Changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Physicians' Services, Effective February 1, 1998 : Maximums and Unit-Based Services
April 14	Bulletin 4310	Nurse Practitioners - Referrals
April 9	Bulletin 4309	Changes to Physician Payments for 1998/99
April 3	Bulletin 4308	IHFA Licensing of Sleep Study Facilities
March 31	Bulletin 4307	Fact Sheets in support of changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Physicians' Services, Effective April 1, 1998
March 16	Bulletin 4306	Changes to Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Physicians' Services Effective April 1, 1998
February 27	Bulletin 4305	Good Faith Claims Payment Policy Update
January 30	Bulletin 4304	OHIP Schedule of Benefits - February 1st, 1998

Search Index – 1997
December 23	Bulletin 4303	Good Faith Claims Payment Policy
November 20	Bulletin 4302	Re-entry Opportunities for Ontario Family Physicians
March 3	Bulletin 4298	Discounted Fees for New Physicians Mandatory Address and Practice Reporting Re-entry Opportunities for Ontario General / Family Physicians New P.E.I. Health Card Malpractice Fees Program
Amended April 27, 2001 (April 30, 1989)	Bulletin 4215	Delegated Procedures in Office

Search Index – 1996
November 29	Bulletin 4296	- Errata in the Ministry of Health Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services of November 1, 1996 - Urine Screen Tests for Drugs of Abuse Guidelines and Billing Implications - Immunohematology Code and Preamble Changes [PDF]

Search Index – 1989
September 27	Bulletin 4218	Laboratory Services Referred from Hospitals [PDF]

Search Index – 1987
January	Bulletin 4203	Medical Administrative Policies [PDF]

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