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 2008
November 7, 2008 Bulletin 4486 Malpractice Reimbursement Program for 2009  [PDF]
 – Attachment 1 - payment options in English
 – Attachment 2 - payment options in French
 – Attachment 3 - 2009 rates and reimbursement amounts
August 6, 2008 Bulletin 4485 Changing Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit Clarification [PDF]
August 5, 2008 Bulletin 4484 Northern Health Travel Grant Program [PDF]
July 22, 2008 Bulletin 4482 ColonCancerCheck Physician Incentives [PDF]
July 14, 2008 Bulletin 4481 Changing Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit [PDF]
August 1, 2008 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, 2008 Bulletin 4480 Relisting of Sex Reassignment Surgery under OHIP [PDF]
July 7, 2008 Bulletin 4479 Opportunity to apply to be a member of the Physician Payment Review Board [PDF]
July 7, 2008 Bulletin 4478 Update on the Consolidation of Locum Programs at HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency [PDF]
July 7, 2008 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
 – Attachment 2 - Ontario Cancer PET Registry Study
 – Attachment 3 - Ontario Cardiac PET Registry Study
 – Attachment 4 - Ontario PET Access Program
June 17, 2008 Bulletin 4476 Automated Payment for Anaesthesia Age Premiums implemented June 1, 2008  [PDF]
June 2, 2008 Bulletin 4475 2007 Malpractice Reimbursement Program – Option C  [PDF]
 - 2007 Malpractice Reimbursement Program – Option C [PDF]
   english | french
May 22, 2008 Bulletin 4474 New Enhanced Health Card for Labrador and Newfoundland Residents  [PDF]
May 1, 2008 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
- ServiceOntario and Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Partnership
  Questions and Answers Transition of Health Card Registration to ServiceOntario
April 1, 2008 Bulletin 4471 ColonCancerCheck Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)  [PDF]
 – Revision to OHIP Laboratory Requisition Form  [PDF]
April 1, 2008 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]
April 1, 2008 Bulletin 4469 Prior Approval for Full Payment of Insured Out-of-Country (OOC) Health Services  [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

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 4464 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]
February 1 Bulletin 4463 Update on the Consolidation of Locum Programs at HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency [PDF]
 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]
 english  |  french
October 23 Bulletin 4459 Prior Approval for Full Payment of Insured Out-of-Country (OOC) Health Services  [PDF]
 – Prior Approval Application 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 4452 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Studies/Programs Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario, Canada  [PDF]
 – Positron Emission Tomography Trials and Registry Funded by the
    Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care  [PDF]

 – Ontario PET SCAN Access Program Request  [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]
Schedule of Benefits Amendments for Emergency Department Services  [PDF]
April 1 Bulletin 4446 Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement effective April 1, 2007  [PDF]
Schedule of Benefits Amendment effective April 1, 2007 – 2007  [PDF]
February 26 Bulletin 4445 Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan Health Card  [PDF]
January 11 Bulletin 4444 S596 – Insertion of Testicular Prosthesis  [PDF]
January 12 Bulletin 4443 Preventive Care Paper Claim Submission  [PDF]
 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]
October 1 Bulletin 4439 Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement  [PDF]
Schedule of Benefits Amendments  [PDF]
July 7 Bulletin 4438 The Northern Physician Retention Initiative (NPRI)  [PDF]
July 1 Bulletin 4437 Subject: Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement  [PDF]
2006 Schedule of Benefits Changes  [PDF]
June 5 Bulletin 4436 2005 Malpractice Reimbursement Program – Option C   [PDF]
April 1 Bulletin 4435 Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Amendments  [PDF]
Schedule of Benefits Changes Effective  [PDF]
Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services Changes - Questions and Answers  [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]
 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]
October 1 Bulletin 4430 Update to Implementation of 2004 Physician Services Agreement  [PDF]
September 26 Bulletin 4429 Mental Health Funding Improvements for Acute Care Psychiatry Services  [PDF]
September 15 Bulletin 4428 Update : Presenting Health Cards for Health Services  [PDF]
English  |  French
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]
May 10 Bulletin 4421 Changes to OHIP-Insured Physiotherapy Services - April 1, 2005  [PDF]
April 8 Bulletin 4420 OHIP Consumer Fraud Reporting  [PDF]
February 8 Bulletin 4419 Northern Health Travel Grant (NHTG) Program  |  [PDF]
 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]
 2003
October 31 Bulletin 4407 Malpractice Coverage Reimbursement - 2004 Coverage Year  |  [PDF]
September 1 Bulletin 4406 Schedule of Benefits Changes Resulting From Bill 105 - Effective September 1, 2003  |  [PDF]
September 1 Bulletin 4405 Service Retention Initative Program 2003/2004  |  [PDF]
August 1 Bulletin 4404 Changes to the Schedule of Benefits effective August 1, 2003  |  [PDF]
    Changes to the Schedule of Benefits effective August 1, 2003 - Questions and Answers
July 1 Bulletin 4403 Changes to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services and related changes  |  [PDF]
    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
 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
October 21 Bulletin 4389 New Forms from the Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services (MCFCS)  |  [PDF]
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 TM)
  Fact Sheet Ocular Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin (Visudyne TM)
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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 1989
September 27 Bulletin 4218 Laboratory Services Referred from Hospitals

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