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Veterans Health Care Regulations — 7
7 (1) Subject to subsections (2), (2.1), (2.2) and (3), the costs of travel referred to in paragraphs 6(a) and (b) are payable in respect of a client who receives treatment benefits in Canada in respect of (a) transportation by the most convenient and economical means of transportation appropriate to the condition of the client (i) where the client is resident in Canada, between the client’s residence and the appropriate treatment centre nearest to that residence, and (ii) where the client is resident in a country other than Canada, between the client’s point of entry into Canada and the appropriate treatment centre nearest to that point; (b) transportation between the treatment centre and the accommodations referred to in paragraph (d); (c) meals; and (d) standard commercial sleeping accommodations that are conveniently located in respect of the treatment centre, or private accommodations. (2) Where the means of transportation referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) is a taxi, $5.00 shall, subject to subsection 34(2), be deducted from the costs of travel for each trip. (2.1) Where the means of transportation referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) is a private automobile other than a taxi, whether belonging to the client or otherwise, the costs of travel (a) are payable at the rate established for employees of the public service of Canada in Appendix B of the Travel Directive of the National Joint Council, as amended from time to time, plus two cents per kilometre; and (b) include the cost of parking while the client is at the treatment centre. (2.2) The costs of travel referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are payable at the same rates, less any minimum rates that apply, as those established for employees of the public service of Canada in Appendices C and D of the Travel Directive of the National Joint Council, as amended from time to time. (3) The costs of travel referred to in paragraphs 6(a) and (b) are payable, in respect of a client who receives treatment benefits in a country other than Canada and who is a resident of that country or who is in that country for a purpose other than seeking treatment, at the same rate and subject to the same conditions as the rate and conditions that are established for former members of the armed forces of that country for similar costs of travel or, where no such rate is established, at the rate that would be payable under subsection (1) if the client were resident in Canada. SOR/95-440, s. 3 SOR/2022-69, s. 4
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 8
8 (1) The remuneration referred to in paragraph 6(c) is payable (a) where the treatment benefits are provided in Canada, at a daily rate computed by dividing by 30 the sum of the basic pension and the additional pension for a spouse or common-law partner that are payable for a class 1 pension under Schedule I to the Pension Act , as adjusted in accordance with Part V of that Act; and (b) where the treatment benefits are provided in a country other than Canada, at the same rate and subject to the same conditions as the rate and conditions that are established for former members of the armed forces of that country for such escorts or, where no such rate is established, at the rate referred to in paragraph (a). (2) [Repealed, SOR/95-440, s. 4] SOR/95-440, s. 4; SOR/2001-326, s. 14
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 9
9 The following clients are eligible to receive a treatment allowance in respect of a period of acute care for a pensioned condition provided in a hospital or on an out-patient basis: (a) veteran pensioners; (b) civilian pensioners; (c) military service pensioners or members who are entitled to a pension under the Pension Act for a disability related to military service that was not (i) active service in World War I or World War II, (ii) service in a theatre of operations, as that expression is defined in section 2 of the Veterans Benefit Act , or (iii) special duty service, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act ; (d) Red Cross pensioners; (e) flying accident pensioners; and (f) special duty service pensioners or members who are entitled to a pension under the Pension Act for a disability attributable to or incurred during special duty service, as defined in subsection 3(1) of that Act. SOR/91-438, s. 3; SOR/2003-362, s. 13; SOR/2012-289, s. 3
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 10
10 (1) A treatment allowance is payable at a rate that is equal to the difference between the monthly pension paid to the client, including any additional pension paid for a spouse or common-law partner or dependant of the client, and the amount that the client would receive were the client in receipt of a class 1 pension under Schedule I to the Pension Act . (2) A treatment allowance is payable for a maximum of 60 days in any calendar year. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Minister may authorize the payment of a treatment allowance to a client for more than 60 days in a calendar year if a medical assessment indicates the client’s need for acute care. SOR/2001-326, s. 14
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 13
13 (1) Where the Minister requests that a person undergo a medical examination in order to establish that person’s entitlement to any benefit, service or care, the person is eligible to receive (a) reimbursement of the cost of the examination incurred by the person; and (b) reimbursement of the costs of travel incurred by the person in respect of the examination, in accordance with section 7. (c) [Repealed, SOR/95-440, s. 6] (2) Where the Veterans Review and Appeal Board requests that a person undergo a medical examination, the person is eligible to receive (a) reimbursement of the cost of the examination incurred by the person; (b) reimbursement of the costs of travel incurred by the person in respect of the examination, in accordance with section 7; and (c) a treatment allowance payable in accordance with section 10 if the person is a client referred to in section 9 and is hospitalized in order to undergo the examination. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a medical examination required under the Veterans Well-being Act . (4) The following clients are eligible to receive treatment benefits and supplementary benefits for a period that is equal to the shorter of one year and the total period of service of the client: (a) veteran pensioners, special duty service pensioners and military service pensioners, if they take a course of training under the Pensioners Training Regulations ; and (b) veteran pensioners whose war-related pensioned condition is blindness, if they take a course of rehabilitative training in respect of blindness. SOR/91-438, s. 4; SOR/92-406, s. 3; SOR/95-440, s. 6; SOR/98-386, s. 4; SOR/2003-362, s. 13; SOR/2006-50, s. 75; SOR/2017-161, s. 10
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14
14 The following definitions apply in sections 14.1 to 14.5. Canadian Forces means the armed forces referred to in section 14 of the National Defence Act and includes any predecessor naval, army or air forces of Canada or Newfoundland. ( Forces canadiennes ) disability benefits means (a) a pension awarded under section 21 of the Pension Act on account of a disability; or (b) pain and suffering compensation paid under subsection 45(1) of the Veterans Well-being Act . ( prestations d’invalidité ) mental health benefits means the benefits referred to in section 14.2. ( avantages pour la santé mentale ) mental health client means a person who meets the requirements of section 14.1. ( client en santé mentale ) SOR/2022-69, s. 5
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Canadian Forces means the armed forces referred to in section 14 of the National Defence Act and includes any predecessor naval, army or air forces of Canada or Newfoundland. ( Forces canadiennes )
Veterans Health Care Regulations — (a)
disability benefits means (a) a pension awarded under section 21 of the Pension Act on account of a disability; or (b) pain and suffering compensation paid under subsection 45(1) of the Veterans Well-being Act . ( prestations d’invalidité )
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mental health benefits means the benefits referred to in section 14.2. ( avantages pour la santé mentale )
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mental health client means a person who meets the requirements of section 14.1. ( client en santé mentale )
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14.1
14.1 (1) A former member of the Canadian Forces or a reserve force member is eligible to receive mental health benefits in Canada or elsewhere in respect of any mental health condition for which they submit an application for disability benefits to the extent that those benefits are not available to them as a former member of the Canadian Forces or a reserve force member nor available as an insured service under a provincial health care system. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a mental health condition means one or more of the following psychiatric conditions: (a) an anxiety disorder; (b) a depressive disorder; (c) a trauma- and stressor-related disorder. SOR/2022-69, s. 5
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14.2
14.2 Mental health benefits consist of the following: (a) any examination or treatment provided by a psychologist, mental health counsellor or therapist, social worker or other professional approved by the Minister; and (b) pharmaceuticals prescribed by a physician or other person authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals under the laws in force in the province or the country where the pharmaceuticals are provided. SOR/2022-69, s. 5
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14.3
14.3 (1) Where mental health benefits are provided in Canada, the rate at which the mental health benefits and any related administrative costs are payable is (a) where the mental health benefits are fully insured health services of the province in which they are provided, the rate established by the province for those services and costs; (b) where the mental health benefits are not fully insured health services of the province in which they are provided and, in respect of that province, an association of health professionals has adopted a fee schedule for treatment benefits and costs, the rate that is approved by the Minister and that is based on that fee schedule; and (c) in any other case, the rate normally paid for those mental health benefits and costs in the community in which the mental health benefits are provided. (2) Where mental health benefits are provided in a country other than Canada, the mental health client is eligible to receive reimbursement of the actual and reasonable expenses and any related administrative costs incurred by the mental health client, up to a maximum amount approved by the Minister. SOR/2022-69, s. 5
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14.4
14.4 (1) A mental health client becomes eligible to receive mental health benefits (a) on April 1, 2022, if their application for disability benefits is received by the Minister before that date and the Minister has not yet made a decision respecting the application; or (b) on the day on which the Minister receives their application for disability benefits, if their application is received on or after April 1, 2022. (2) Despite subsection (1), if a person who does not meet the requirements of section 14.1 submits an application for disability benefits, they become eligible to receive mental health benefits beginning on the day on which they become a mental health client. SOR/2022-69, s. 5
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 14.5
14.5 Despite section 31, a mental health client ceases to be eligible to receive mental health benefits (a) if the Minister makes a favourable decision respecting their application for disability benefits, on the day on which the decision is made; (b) if the Minister makes an unfavourable decision respecting their application for disability benefits, two years after the applicable day determined under section 14.4 or, if the Minister makes the decision after that day, on the day on which the decision is made; and (c) if the Minister decides that their application for disability benefits has been withdrawn, two years after the applicable day determined under section 14.4 or, if the Minister makes the decision after that day, on the day on which the decision is made. SOR/2022-69, s. 5
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 15
 residence, the care referred to in paragraph 19(e), to the extent that those services or that care is not available as an insured service under a provincial health care system, if (a) they are totally disabled, whether by reason of military service or not; (b) they are resident in Canada; and (c) an assessment indicates that the provision of those services would assist them to remain in their principal residence or that the provision of that care is necessary for health reasons. (4) Subject to section 33.1, overseas service veterans eligible for intermediate care or chronic care in a contract bed under subsection 21(1) are also eligible to receive the veterans independence program services referred to in paragraphs 19(a), (b) and (d), to the extent that those services are not available to them as an insured service under a provincial health care system, if (a) they have applied to the Minister for admission to a contract bed, and are not admitted because there is no vacancy in a contract bed within a reasonable distance of the community in which they normally reside; (b) they are resident in Canada; and (c) an assessment indicates that the provision of those services would assist them to remain self-sufficient at their principal residence. SOR/91-438, s. 5; SOR/98-386, s. 6; SOR/2001-326, s. 3; SOR/2003-362, s. 4; SOR/2006-50, s. 76; SOR/2009-225, s. 16(F); SOR/2012-289, s. 4; SOR/2016-31, s. 3; SOR/2017-161, s. 10 SOR/2018-177, s. 22 SOR/2022-69, s. 6(F)
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 16
16 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the primary caregiver of a client is entitled to any of the services referred to in subparagraphs 19(a)(iii) and (v) that the client was receiving under the Department of Veterans Affairs Act at the time the client died or began residing in a health care facility if (a) the primary caregiver is assessed within one year after the earlier of client's death and the client's admission into the health care facility, or presents evidence relating to their health condition during that period on the basis of which an assessment can be made; (b) the assessment and all subsequent assessments indicate that the provision of the services is necessary for health reasons and to assist the primary caregiver to remain self-sufficient at their principal residence; and (c) the primary caregiver is resident in Canada. (1.1) Despite subsection (1), the primary caregiver of a client who died or began residing in a health care facility during the period beginning on October 14, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2009 is entitled to the services in accordance with subsection (1) that the client would have been entitled to receive if paragraph (d) of the definition overseas service veteran and paragraph (e) of the definition veteran in section 2 had come into force on October 14, 2008 provided that (a) the client is an allied veteran described in paragraphs 37(4)(c.1) and (d.1) or subsection 37(4.1) or (4.2) of the War Veterans Allowance Act ; (b) the client is not an allied veteran described in paragraph (g) of the definition veteran in section 2; and (c) the primary caregiver applies to the Minister for the services no later than December 31, 2010. (2) The primary caregiver is entitled to the services to the extent that they are not available to the primary caregiver as an insured service under a provincial health care system or a private insurance policy. (3) In this section, primary caregiver , in relation to a client, means the adult person who, immediately before the client died or was admitted into a health care facility, (a) was primarily responsible, without remuneration, for ensuring that care was provided to the client; and (b) for a continuous period of at least one year, resided in the principal residence of the client and maintained the client or was maintained by the client. SOR/2001-326, s. 3; SOR/2003-231, s. 1; SOR/2003-407, s. 1; SOR/2005-39, s. 1; SOR/2009-334, s. 2
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 16.1
16.1 (1) The survivor of a person — who was an income-qualified civilian, an income-qualified veteran, a veteran pensioner or a civilian pensioner and who, at the time of their death, was not in receipt of the services referred to in subparagraphs 19(a)(iii) and (v) — is eligible to receive those services if (a) an assessment and all subsequent assessments indicate that the provision of the services is necessary for reasons related to the health of the survivor and to assist the survivor to remain self-sufficient at their principal residence; (b) the survivor is in receipt of the guaranteed income supplement under the Old Age Security Act or an amount is deductible in respect of the survivor under section 118.3 of the Income Tax Act in computing an individual’s tax payable under Part I of that Act; (c) the services are not available as an insured service under a provincial health care system or a private insurance policy; (d) the survivor is not eligible to receive any services under section 16; and (e) the survivor is resident in Canada. (2) In this section, survivor means, in relation to the person, the adult individual who, immediately before the person died or, if the person died in a health care facility, immediately before the person was admitted into the health care facility, (a) was primarily responsible, without remuneration, for ensuring that care was provided to the person; and (b) for a continuous period of at least one year, resided in the principal residence of the person and maintained the person or was maintained by the person. SOR/2008-41, s. 1
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 17
17 Subject to section 33.1, income-qualified veterans who are under 65 years of age are eligible to receive the veterans independence program services referred to in paragraphs 19(a) to (d) or, where it is not reasonably practicable for those services to be provided at their principal residence, the care referred to in paragraph 19(e), to the extent that those services or that care is not available to them as an insured service under a provincial health care system, if (a) they are resident in Canada; (b) as of August 31, 1990, they were the subject of an assessment based on current data that indicated that (i) the provision of those services would assist them to remain self-sufficient at their principal residence, or (ii) the provision of that care was appropriate in the circumstances; and (c) they continue after August 31, 1990, without interruption (i) to qualify as income-qualified veterans, and (ii) to be the subject of an assessment that indicates that the provision of those services would assist them to remain self-sufficient at their principal residence or that the provision of that care is appropriate in the circumstances. SOR/98-386, s. 7; SOR/2001-326, s. 4
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 17.1
17.1 (1) A client described in section 15, 17 or 18 who, on June 30, 1993, is in receipt of adult residential care in a community facility other than in a contract bed, may continue to receive that care for as long as (a) the provision of those services is uninterrupted; and (b) the client meets the requirements set out in that section. (2) A client described in section 15, 17 or 18 whose request for the care referred to in subsection (1) is approved on or after June 30, 1993, may receive that care if the request is submitted before that day. (3) Clients referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are subject to the provisions of sections 29 and 33.1. SOR/93-309, s. 1; SOR/98-386, s. 8
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 18
18 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 20 and 33.1, the following clients are eligible to receive the veterans independence program services referred to in paragraphs 19(a) to (d) or, where it is not reasonably practicable for those services to be provided at their principal residence, the care referred to in paragraph 19(e), to the extent that those services or that care is not available to them as an insured service under a provincial health care system: (a) veteran pensioners; (b) overseas service veterans; (c) [Repealed, SOR/2022-69, s. 7] (d) overseas service civilians; and (e) veterans to whom paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition “Canada service veteran” in section 2 apply. (2) Payments shall be made in respect of services or care provided under subsection (1) to or in respect of a client referred to in that subsection for any period of 12 months commencing on October 1 of any year, or for any lesser period within those 12 months, if (a) the client is resident in Canada; (b) the client has exceptional health care needs that require services or care referred to in paragraphs 19(a) to (e); (c) a determination in respect of that period has been made under section 31.2 that the client’s income is insufficient to enable the client to pay for those services or that care; and (d) an assessment indicates that the provision of those services would assist the client to remain self-sufficient at the client’s principal residence or the provision of that care is necessary for health reasons. (3) The following amounts are not payable under this section: (a) the amount by which the client’s monthly income as computed under section 31.2 exceeds the income factor applicable to the client under that section; and (b) that part of the amount payable for intermediate care under these Regulations, calculated monthly, that is equal to the maximum monthly amount that the client is required to pay for the cost of accommodation and meals, as determined under section 33.1. SOR/92-406, s. 5; SOR/94-791, s. 1; SOR/98-386, s. 9; SOR/2001-326, s. 5 SOR/2022-69, s. 7
Veterans Health Care Regulations — 19
19 The veterans independence program consists of the following services: (a) home care that is provided to or on behalf of a client at the client’s principal residence, namely, (i) health and support services by a health professional, such as nursing care, therapy and personal care, (ii) personal care services by a person other than a health professional, (iii) housekeeping services, namely, those tasks or domestic chores to assist with daily living, which services normally include only routine housekeeping unless the health and safety of the client is at risk, (iv) access to nutrition services, and (v) maintenance of the grounds necessary to permit independent living at the principal residence, such as the mowing of lawns and the removal of ice, snow and leaves from the walkways, driveways and eavestroughs, providing: (A) the maintenance is the responsibility of the client and would normally be performed by the client were the client’s ability to do so not impaired as a result of the health condition the assessment of which indicated the client’s eligibility for the service, and (B) there are no relatives of the client living at the residence who are capable of performing such maintenance; (b) ambulatory health care, namely, health services such as health assessments, diagnostic services and social and recreational services that are provided by a health professional, and transportation between the client’s residence and the health centre or other similar facility where the health services are provided; (c) transportation to foster independence and to enable a client to participate in social activities, if an assessment referred to in paragraph 15(2)(b), subparagraph 17(c)(ii) or paragraph 18(2)(d) indicates that (i) the client requires home care or ambulatory health care, and (ii) social isolation is harmful to the client’s health; (d) home adaptations to a client’s principal residence to enable the client to carry out the activities of daily living; and (e) intermediate care in a community facility, other than in a contract bed. SOR/93-309, s. 2; SOR/2003-362, s. 5