Medicare Protection Act and Regulations
The
Medical Services Plan (MSP) is administered under the Medicare Protection Act
and Regulations (1996). Crown Publications Inc. is the sales agent for all B.C.
legislation.
Only the printed version issued by the Queen's
Printer is the official version. Copies of the official version of the Medicare
Protection Act and the Medical and Health Care Services Regulation (B.C. Reg 426/97)
may be obtained from:
Electronic versions
of the legislation are also available online:
Collection and Use of Personal
Information
Personal information is collected under the authority
of the Medicare Protection Act and is used to determine eligibility for Ministry
of Health Services programs available to residents of B.C. This information is protected
and accessible under the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is treated with the utmost
confidentiality. For more information, see the Ministry's Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Factsheet. Questions about the collection
and use of personal information can be directed to the Information
and Privacy Branch or MSP's Claims
Services.
Last Revised: September 11, 2008