MSP for Medical and Health Care Practitioners


Important Notice:
Acupuncturist Services will be included among the benefits of the Supplementary Benefits Program April 1, 2008. See Information for Supplementary Benefit Practitioners for details.

Notification Service - now available for physicians and other health professionals who wish to be notified when MSP publications, including the Physicians' Newsletter, MSCommuniqué and Clinical Practice Guidelines are posted on the MSP web site.

MSP's Statutory Holidays and Close Off Dates - Important dates to note.

Teleplan Specifications (Version 4) - Manual of technical specifications for Teleplan.

Eye Exams (PDF 59Kb) - Criteria for insured eye examinations for beneficiaries between ages 19 to 64.

MSP Forms for Practitioners - Some application forms can be completed and submitted electronically and others can be downloaded and printed:

  • Pay Practitioner Claim
  • Pay Patient
  • Registration
  • MSP billing number
  • Teleplan service
  • Direct bank payment
  • Assignment of payment
  • Insured out of country medical services
  • Pre-authorization of payment - surgery for alteration of appearance

Practitioners can find their payment schedules, billing procedures and profession-specific information under:

Information about Medical Travel Assistance Programs for Patients is available at:

Health Insurance BC (HIBC) is the new name for the administrative operations of the Medical Services Plan and PharmaCare, including Fair PharmaCare.


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