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- Your health card proves you’re covered by OHIP – that’s why you’ll need to show it every time you see your doctor, visit an emergency room, have a medical test or go for surgery.
www.ontario.ca/page/apply-ohip-and-get-health-card
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To get, renew or replace your health card – including switching from a red-and-white card to a photo card – you will need three separate identification documents (Photocopies not accepted): an original one that proves your Canadian citizenship or OHIP-eligible immigration status
Your health card proves you’re covered by OHIP – that’s why you’ll need to show it every time you see your doctor, visit an emergency room, have a medical test or go for surgery. What’s covered. OHIP covers many health services you may need, such as: appointments with your family doctor.
Find out how to replace, cancel or make changes to an Ontario health card. You need a valid card to get coverage through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
“Do I need an OHIP card to use an emergency room (ER)? In an emergency, hospitals will treat you without seeing your card first. But you will have to show your card later if you want the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) to pay your hospital bills.” TLDR: You should be fine.
PHIPA states that only a person who provides a provincially funded health care resource may require you to produce your health card. However, there is nothing in that prevents an institution from requesting your health card, as long as it is made clear that disclosure is voluntary.
You can renew your health card online if: your card will expire within 90 days, or expired on or after December 1, 2019; your card has an up-to-date photo and signature; and. you have kept your address current with ServiceOntario and haven't updated it within the last 90 days.
Feb 9, 2022 · TORONTO — The Ontario government is extending the requirement to renew health cards until September 30, 2022. "In response to the pandemic our government extended the renewal requirements for Ontario health cards," said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.
