New Brunswick - Apply for Health Care Insurance Plan

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Procedure

1. An application for registration form is available from the offices of Service New Brunswick (SNB). A separate form should be completed for any dependent who has reached a nineteenth birthday.
2. Applications are assessed on an individual basis and other documents may be requested to verify eligibility.
3. Once a completed application form is received from new registrants and their eligibility is established, a letter indicating actual start date of coverage is issued. A valid New Brunswick Medicare card is issued and mailed shortly thereafter.
4. If you have moved to New Brunswick, you may be eligible for New Brunswick Medicare coverage on the first day of the third month following the month you have established permanent residence in New Brunswick. For example, if you moved to New Brunswick on July 20, the month of July will count as the first month, with August and September as the following two. In this case, coverage would begin October 1.
5. The three month waiting period is legislated under New Brunswicks Medical Services Payment Act.

Here's the link for the application form:
https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb7001/e/1000/CSS-FOL-35-5012E.pdf

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

New Brunswick Medicare
Department of Health and Wellness
P. O. Box 5100
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5G8
Telephone: 1-888-762-8600 toll free or
Out of Province (506) 684-7901

Eligibility

To be eligible for New Brunswick Medicare coverage you must be:

• a Canadian citizen or be legally entitled to remain in Canada;
• a resident who makes his/her permanent and principal home in New Brunswick

A resident means a person lawfully entitled to be or to remain in Canada, who makes his home and is ordinarily present in New Brunswick, but does not include a tourist, transient or visitor to the Province.

Fees

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Validity

Your New Brunswick Medicare card has an expiry date. Three months before this date, you will receive a Notice of Expiry form which you must complete, sign and return to New Brunswick Medicare. Once the form is received and no additional information is required, coverage will be renewed and a new card sent out with a new expiry date.

New Brunswick Medicare has the right to terminate your coverage or adjust your cards expiry date at any time.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

Any of these Proof of Canadian Citizenship:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Canadian Citizenship card
3. Passport
4. Indian Status Card
5. Baptismal certificate (if place of birth is identified)

Need for the Document

Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb7001/e/1000/CSS-FOL-35-5012E.pdf