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Content: Benefits - all prescriptions
Agreement: PHAA Provincial Agreement 2003-2006
Date: August 2004
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Benefits
Retroactive coverage for ALL physician prescribed medications
The new agreement confi rms that ALL physician prescribed medications are
covered, and any prescription benefi ts that were refused by the Employer
– back to April 1 of 2001 – will now be covered.
This resolves many outstanding grievances and nurses who did not receive
reimbursement for prescriptions now will.
Any nurse who had a prescription denied for reimbursement should resubmit
it and it will be reimbursed. Prescriptions that were never submitted should
also be sent in now for reimbursement.
Some Employers are developing specific procedures for dealing with
prescription receipts that were:
- initially denied, but now must be covered
- old and never submitted
- new and have not yet been submitted.
Check with your Employer on their procedure and if there are any problems
check with your Local or your Labour Relations Officer.
— Article 21.01 (ii) Eighty percent (80%) direct payment provision for all
physician or dentist prescribed medication, 2003-2006 PHAA Agreement.
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