Centres are requested to advise patients that requisition forms can be used to access health care services in a centre of the patient’s choice.

To: Integrated Community Health Services Centres
Category: Community surgical and diagnostic centres
Written by: Health Insurance Branch and Health Programs and Delivery Division
Date issued: March 11, 2025
Bulletin Number: 250101

Overview

The Ministry of Health (ministry) is requesting all Integrated Community Health Services Centres (ICHSCs) ensure their patients are aware that:

  • requisition forms allow patients to access health care services in a facility of their choosing
  • patients are not obligated to attend any specific facility

Wording on requisition forms

The ministry recommends the following wording be clearly visible and included on any requisition forms that ICHSCs develop and distribute to patients for their awareness: “This requisition form can be taken to any licensed facility providing health care services including hospitals accepting community referrals and community surgical and diagnostic centres, such as those listed on the website: Community surgical and diagnostic centres | ontario.ca”.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Integrated Community Health Services Centres program by email or by phone at 613-548-6637.

As a reminder, in INFOBulletin 4653, effective May 1, 2015, amendments to the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services were approved to permit payment under OHIP to physicians for consultations (example: interpretation of imaging) when patients are directly referred by Nurse Practitioners.

Keywords/Tags

ICHSCA; ICHSC; Integrated Community Health Services Centres; Independent Health Facilities; Community surgical and diagnostic centres; Requisitions; Requisition Forms

Contact information

Do you have questions about this INFOBulletin? Email the Service Support Contact Centre or call 1-800-262-6524. Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Monday to Friday, except holidays