EXTENDED HEALTH PLANS

We direct bill to the following extended health benefit plans:

Blue Cross
Manulife
Sunlife
Canada Life (use to be Great West and London Life)
Green Shield

Most benefit plans cover acupuncture treatments. The coverage may vary, so please check with your plan to see what is covered in a calendar year.

WORKSAFE BC

Appointments must be pre-approved in writing from your own case manager before starting a series of treatments. WCB goes case by case and approved by you individual adjustor. Generally a Doctors referral is required.

Please refer to www.worksafebc.com The following is directly from their website.

Approval process
Upon approval, injured workers can receive up to five acupuncture treatments over two weeks.

Concurrent treatments
Generally, injured workers should receive treatment from only one medical or rehabilitation service provider at a time. This means that workers who are receiving acupuncture should not be receiving other treatments at the same time. For more information, see Section 72.00 in Chapter 10 (PDF 180kb) of the Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual.

ICBC

We now direct bill ICBC. You are automatically pre-approved for 12 acupuncture treatments starting from the date of your accident within the first 12 weeks of accident. ICBC has a new policy whereas you can have multiple treatments by multiple healthcare practitioners. For you benefit, it’s best to contact ICBC right away to get a claim number. Once you have your claim number you can call us to make an appointment.

MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (MSP)

MSP will cover $23.00 towards each treatment if you make $28,000 per year or less. You can claim reimbursement with the issued receipts. A maximum of ten (10 ) treatments are allowed per calendar year. The ten treatments can be made up of Physiotherapy, Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture. You can make up any combination but must not exceed ten treatments.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (DVA)

DVA covers acupuncture treatments. You will require a Doctors referral and an Identification card number. You must present both of these at the time of your first appointment in order to receive an approval number. As of November 15, 2010 DVA will pay $70 towards your first visit and $60 for subsequent visits. A maximum of fifteen (15) visits are available per year. Payment of the difference is requested at the time of each appointment. Our clinic will submit the appropriate paperwork to DVA to cover the extra cost.

RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Benefit program will now cover the full price of all acupuncture treatments. However, if a person is receiving many different
types of treatments they need to ensure they do not exceed the allotted dollar amount in a calendar year.

In order for the clinic to bill the RCMP directly, a Doctors referral is required.