PVT in Canada is an adventure that will bring your share of discoveries. We do not necessarily think about it, but surely you will have to face the Quebec health system at least once during your Canadian experience. Whether for a good big flu or a more serious emergency, here is how to prepare your first medical consultation in Quebec.
Emergency
If you are in a situation in which your life is in dangerYou have to go to the closest emergencies. If you have doubts about the seriousness of the situation, you can call 811. It will quickly contact a nurse who will guide him and can help him determine the emergence of the situation.
If you need an ambulance, call the famous 911. Be careful! Note that an ambulance can cost more than $ 600. Dental emergencies are not treated in the emergency room.
Find the emergencies closest to you.
Understanding emergency admission rates
In Canada, the administrative staff of the emergency service will ask you to pay a deposit (also called admission rates) to consult the doctor. You have the right to refuse to pay this deposit and pay the invoice later. The amount, established by the hospital, varies between $ 1047 and $ 1125.49. These admission costs are established in two stages:
1. First, The hospital gives you a payment receipt with a cost table. This table is not an invoice, it is only a document that indicates the amount of the deposit applied by the hospital. Once the hospital accounting service has done and after its attention, it receives several days after the detailed final invoice. It is possible that a final amount greater than the amount deposited and, therefore, will have an additional amount to pay. In this case, you will receive a hospital refund. Finally, in the event that the final amount is equal to the deposited amount, no financial transaction is expected.
2. Once the situation has been resolved, you will receive Payment test.
In order for the ACS medical service to proceed your application, it is essential to send them the detailed final invoice to find out the real final amount billed, as well as the payment test.
Advice for reimbursement of your care
If the total cost of care exceeds € 500, it will be necessary to send your Refund request to ACS by mail. Download the refund application form.
The pharmacist: the most accessible health professional
The pharmacist is the easiest health professional in Quebec. Go to the back of the store to talk to a health professional, you can offer solutions to relieve your symptoms while you hope to see a doctor.
If possible, prefer Uniprix, Brunet, Familiprix or even proxim brands, because their pharmacists are often more available than in Jean Coutu or Pharmaprix.
Tip for drug reimbursement
If you buy drugs in pharmacies without consulting a doctor (Higher drugs), will not be supported by your PVT Globe contract.
If you buy medications prescribed by the pharmacistThis can be attended if the pharmacy emits a complete invoice (doctor’s name, patient name, etc.).
If you go to the pharmacy after consultation with the doctorDo not be surprised if the pharmacist does not return the recipe, as in France. He gives him a detailed invoice in the place where his name and the treating doctor appear. We recommend that you take a photo of your recipe before giving it to the pharmacy, so that the ACS medical service can process your application.
The private clinic: its first option for a medical consultation in Quebec
In Quebec, some private doctors are not affiliated with the public health system. Therefore, they are easier to access than doctors in public clinics, and can take care of it as a patient. Consultation with a doctor in a private clinic is what looks most like a consultation as a general practitioner in France or Belgium. For pvtists, this is the solution in favor.
You can call a private clinic and request an appointment for the same day or the next day. Then, the clinic will assign a doctor who can return to see if he needs another consultation during his stay in Quebec. You will maintain your medical archive and offer you follow up throughout your experience in Quebec.
Our Council on Private Clinics:
1. The notion of private clinic in France can be synonymous with amazing prices. In Quebec, the price of a consultation in a private clinic is 120 to 400 cads, much cheaper than an emergency room.
2. Private clinics load an annual subscription rate. Certain private clinics agree not to load the annual subscription rates for PVTistes and charge $ 10 to $ 20. Just ask.
3. If all your attention is less than $ 500, you can request ACS refund directly through the online platform.
The clinic without public meetings
If it is in a region without a private clinic, the clinic without an appointment is its second option. In this type of clinics, you can consult a doctor the next day or, sometimes, the same day.
As the name does not indicate, you must make an appointment to consult a doctor. To do this, most clinics use an automated telephone system that only works with the RAMQ card (equivalent to the vital card in Quebec), which the pvtists do not. To avoid this, you must call the clinic the previous day and explain the status of its visitor in Quebec. Then it will be possible to request an appointment for the next day.
Our advice on clinics without public meetings:
1. Doctors can collect the amount they want for patients who do not have a RAMQ card, because there is no regulation to protect PVTists. To avoid unpleasant surprises, remember to ask for prices before making an appointment.
2. Receptionists tend to hang very quickly. Explain your visitor situation before requesting an appointment.
Understand the consultation without an appointment
The consultation without prior appointment in Quebec is different from the care of a doctor. During this consultation, The doctor can only deal with a medical concern with you. He will not follow up and consultation will probably last less than 5 minutes. Therefore, it is important to prepare your query well, providing your list of medicines and your health book.
To obtain a consultation similar to what is accustomed in France, you will have to make an appointment in a private clinic.
Our advice on consultation without appointment
1. Doctors without an appointment tend to redirect redirecting a specialized doctor. See a specialized doctor who can take several weeks and generate other costs. If you are redirected to a specialist, ask how you can relieve your symptoms while waiting.
2. If all your attention is less than $ 500, you can request ACS refund directly through the online platform.
Now he is ready for his first medical consultation in Quebec, with the hope that this does not happen to us too often!
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT: All refund procedures mentioned in this article are valid only for the PVT contract of the world proposed by ACS.
