When you travel, always carry your Alberta Personal Health Card with you and show it when you are obtaining health services. If you will be absent from Alberta for more than six months, contact us before you leave. When you travel outside Alberta, some health services are not covered by the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan and there are maximum limits on others.
Health costs are high, especially outside Canada.
This will greatly reduce the risk of unexpected medical costs while you are away. These include treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders and other behavior disorders. You must pay directly for dental, chiropractic, podiatry and optometric services received outside Alberta. You can submit a claim for these services and receive limited benefits paid at the same rate as in Alberta. To be eligible, hospital services must be provided in an active treatment general or auxiliary hospital.