INFERTILITY - HEALTH CARE FACILITY SERVICES (TESTING, ULTRASOUND, SPERM WASH, STORAGE, SHIPPING, FACILITY FEES)
Benefit Code Number
101548
Program of Choice
05 - Hospital service
Province
Alberta
Prescriber Required
Medical Doctor
Recommender Required
No
Provincial Coverage
No
Comments
SEE NOTE 6 & 7
Notes
GENERAL NOTES COMMAS APPEARING IN THE "PRESCRIBER REQUIRED" AND "RECOMMENDER REQUIRED" COLUMNS INDICATE OR, EG. "MD", "RN" MEANS "MD" OR "RN". NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP) MAY PRESCRIBE POC 13 ITEMS IN PROVINCES IN WHICH THE PROFESSION IS REGULATED. SEMI-PRIVATE AND PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS MUST BE REQUIRED DUE TO MEDICAL NECESSITY, ORDERED BY AN "MD" AND PRE-AUTHORIZED BY VAC. SPECIAL NOTES NOTE 6 - INVOICES MUST BE ITEMIZED AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INVESTIGATIVE/PROCEDURAL/FACILITY/STORAGE/OTHER FEES. NOTE 7 - IF THE REQUEST INCLUDES CHARGES FOR COMPONENTS PROVIDED TO THE VETERAN S PARTNER, THE PROVIDER MUST INCLUDE DISTINCTION OF WHO EACH COMPONENT IS FOR (I.E. VETERAN OR PARTNER) AS WELL AS DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT SERVICES ARE FOR THE VETERAN S OWN DIAGNOSIS OF INFERTILITY AS OPPOSED TO WHAT SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO EXPLORE OR TREAT A DIAGNOSIS OF INFERTILITY FOR THE VETERAN S PARTNER.