OHIP INFOBulletins 2021

Overview

OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) INFOBulletins are communications from the Ministry of Health. The communications inform of payment, policy, program or software changes.

This information requires knowledgeable interpretation and is intended primarily for members of the professional health care community. These publications are available in English only due to their technical nature.

The INFOBulletins have been arranged below by profession.

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Dentist services

• Bulletin 211103 - Extension of Temporary COVID-19 Dental Services
• Bulletin 211102 - 2021-2022 Community Access Pilot for Laboratory Services
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210602 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210406 - Recoveries Paused - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210308 - Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications
• Bulletin 210202 - Implementation of Temporary Fee Codes for Hospital-Based Dentists
• Bulletin 210103 - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries

Fertility clinics

• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications

Independent health facilities

• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210603 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210406 - Recoveries Paused - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210311 - Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210104 - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications

Midwife services

• Bulletin 211102 - 2021-2022 Community Access Pilot for Laboratory Services
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021

Optometrist services

• Bulletin 211001 - Methodology to Implement One-Time Payments to Optometrists
• Bulletin 210903 - Banking and Address Information
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210801 - Minister Elliott's letter to optometrists providing an update on negotiations with the Ontario Association of Optometrists
• Bulletin 210602 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210406 - Recoveries Paused - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210308 - Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications
• Bulletin 210103 - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries

Physician services

• Bulletin 211222 - Claims Adjustment for Fee Codes Allowed with K094A/K095A
• Bulletin 211201 - Update: Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Code
• Bulletin 211102 - 2021-2022 Community Access Pilot for Laboratory Services
• Bulletin 211101 - COVID-19 Temporary Palliative Virtual Care Service Changes
• Bulletin 211003 - Virtual Urgent Care Centres and Primary Care Outside Use
• Bulletin 210904 - Virtual Care Services Require Modality Indicators
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210704 - Extension of Temporary COVID-19 Physician Services
• Bulletin 210605 - COVID-19 Temporary Virtual Palliative Care Services
• Bulletin 210602 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210601 - Update: Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Codes
• Bulletin 210504 - Hospitalist & Internal Medicine Premiums-Retroactive Payment
• Bulletin 210503 - WSIB Physician Compensation Increases
• Bulletin 210502 - Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
• Bulletin 210501 - COVID-19 Temporary Virtual Palliative Care Services
• Bulletin 210406 - Recoveries Paused-COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210405 - Increases to physician laboratory medicine fees-Kaplan award
• Bulletin 210404 - Point of Care Drug Testing
• Bulletin 210403 - COVID-19 Temporary Virtual Care Services
• Bulletin 210402 - Temporary COVID-19 Premiums and Management Fees
• Bulletin 210310 - Medical Claims Adjustment for E405A
• Bulletin 210309 - Physician Post-Payment Review and OHIP Education Resources
• Bulletin 210308 - Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications
• Bulletin 210306 - Increases to physician laboratory medicine fees-Kaplan Award
• Bulletin 210305 - Extending COVID-19 Sessional Fees at Assessment Centres
• Bulletin 210304 -  COVID-19 Temporary Physician Funding
• Bulletin 210303 - COVID-19 Temporary Premium for Life Threatening Critical Care
• Bulletin 210302 - COVID-19 Temporary Modifier Payment for AGMPs
• Bulletin 210301 - Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Code
• Bulletin 210204 - Physician Remuneration for COVID-19 Vaccination Services
• Bulletin 210201 - Release 6 Changes for Fee Schedule Codes K229, R766 and R767
• Bulletin 210107 - Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
• Bulletin 210106 - Hospitalist and Internal Medicine Premiums-Interim Payment
• Bulletin 210105 - New Specialty in Critical Care Medicine
• Bulletin 210103 - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210101- 2020-2021 Northern Physician Retention Initiative

Physiotherapy facilities

• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications

Podiatrist services

• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210602 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210406 - Recoveries Paused - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210308 - Reminder: COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications
• Bulletin 210103 - COVID-19 Advance Payment Program Recoveries

Primary health care services

• Bulletin 211104 - Relocation of Blended Models Unit
• Bulletin 211102 - 2021-2022 Community Access Pilot for Laboratory Services
• Bulletin 211004 - Restoration of Hard Cap Threshold Limits
• Bulletin 211003 - Virtual Urgent Care Centres and Primary Care Outside Use
• Bulletin 211002 - Virtual Care Services and Outside Use/Access Bonus
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210802 - Preventive Care Bonus Projected Reports - September 2021
• Bulletin 210703 - Extension of Temporary COVID-19 Primary Care Physician Services
• Bulletin 210602 - Negative balance from the COVID-19 Advance Payment Program
• Bulletin 210601 - Update: Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Fee Codes
• Bulletin 210503 - WSIB Physician Compensation Increases
• Bulletin 210502 - Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
• Bulletin 210401 - 2020-2021 Cumulative Preventive Care Bonus Information
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications
• Bulletin 210107 - Year 3 Kaplan Board of Arbitration Award Physician Increases
• Bulletin 210102 - Correction to Year 4 (2020-2021) NRRRI Physician Payments
• Bulletin 210101 - 2020-2021 Northern Physician Retention Initiative

Registered Nurse with Extended Class (RN(EC))

• Bulletin 211102 - 2021-2022 Community Access Pilot for Laboratory Services
• Bulletin 210902 - New Centralized Fax System effective December 31, 2021
• Bulletin 210307 - Email Communications

Billing software specifications

• Bulletin 210901 - Health Card 2D Barcode Specifications Available Upon Request

Interprovincial health care

• Bulletin 210702 - Surge Transport Co-Payment for Patients Transferred from Manitoba to Ontario Hospitals
• Bulletin 210701 - Updates on 2021-22 Ontario Hospital Interprovincial Billing
• Bulletin 210203 - Interprovincial Health Cards Poster Update

OHIP INFOBulletins 2020, 2022 and 2023

• OHIP INFOBulletins 2023
• OHIP INFOBulletins 2022
• OHIP INFOBulletins 2020

Archived INFObulletins

Historical archive of individual INFOBulletins published prior to March 2020