Ceasing to be a Recipient of Last-Resort Financial Assistance
When a person ceases to be a
recipient of last-resort
financial assistance, the
Ministère de
l'Emploi et de la Solidarité
sociale notifies the Régie,
which cancels his or her public
plan registration. The person
must then take certain steps
regarding his or her
prescription drug insurance
coverage.
The person first needs to
determine whether he or she is
eligible for a private plan.
Eligibility is usually available
through employment or through
membership in a professional
order or association to which
the person belongs.
Persons who are eligible for a
private plan must join that
plan, at least for the
prescription drug portion.
Prescription drug coverage is
most often included in a plan
covering other health care (called
a
health insurance plan), but is
sometimes offered alone.
Persons who are not eligible for a
private plan must
register for
the public plan by contacting
the Régie.
Maximum annual contribution
There is a
maximum annual amount
that insured persons may be
required to pay for their drug
purchases. As a general rule,
the private insurer or the Régie
sees to it that this maximum is
not exceeded. However, persons
who change insurance plans and
believe they will reach their
maximum annual contribution
before the end of the year must
themselves inform their new
insurer of the amount of their
contributions.
