It depends on the reason mom and dad don't have MSP.smk_ujs said:If the mother or father does not have active MSP and the child is born in Canada, what is the ruling for health card for newborn in BC, Canada?
Can you provide the source please?Rob_TO said:It depends on the reason mom and dad don't have MSP.
If they are both just here on visitor status so don't qualify at all for MSP, then baby will not qualify for MSP either.
If they are here as newly landed PRs and still in waiting period but will eventually get MSP, then baby will be eligible for MSP from birth.
The parents are PRs and qualify for coverage, they are just in the waiting period. Common sense says that since they are PRs and intend to reside full time in BC afterwards, the Canadian newborn child will have MSP from birth.canuck_in_uk said:Can you provide the source please?
As far as I know, a child's isn't covered if neither of the parents have coverage.
The website and the forms all pertain to adding the child to a parent's already existing MSP account where the fees are being paid. A baby can't be added to an account that doesn't yet exist and as far as the MSP website states, can't be given their own account.Rob_TO said:The parents are PRs and qualify for coverage, they are just in the waiting period. Common sense says that since they are PRs and intend to reside full time in BC afterwards, the Canadian newborn child will have MSP from birth.
I believe not giving healthcare to a newborn is for situation when parents are visitors so don't qualify at all, and will not be residing in Canada permanently afterwards.
Yes that is the most common way to do it. Other provinces have exceptions for newborns that will cover them upon birth as long as the parents intend to make that province their permanent residence. BC may have the same rule even if it's not explicitly stated on their website. This was standard in BC (also they didn't used to require a parents MSP info upon birth) up to a few years ago before MSP system went through some changes.canuck_in_uk said:The website and the forms all pertain to adding the child to a parent's already existing MSP account where the fees are being paid. A baby can't be added to an account that doesn't yet exist and as far as the MSP website states, can't be given their own account.