Bulletin 2147 — Schedule of Facility Fees — Facility Fee Changes Effective April 1, 2020
Keeping health care providers informed of payment, policy or program changes
To: Independent Health Facilities
Published by: Health Services Branch, Ministry of Health
Date Issued: September 9, 2020
The Ministry of Health (ministry) and the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) have been working together to implement physician compensation increases in accordance with the 2019 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award. Effective April 1, 2020, the Schedule of Facility Fees for Independent Health Facilities has been amended to apply a 3.54% increase to all fees listed therein. These changes have been implemented July 1, 2020, with an effective date of April 1, 2020. In accordance with ministry policy, all fees higher than $4.00 have been rounded to the nearest $0.05 value. As noted in the award, these increases apply to in office technical fees and facility fees, but do not apply to hospital technical fees.
The latest version of the Schedule of Facility Fees for Independent Health Facilities is available on the Ministry of Health website.
If you have any questions regarding this initiative, please email the Independent Health Facilities Program.