Medical Services Only (MSO)
About this resource
Through Medical Services Only (MSO), the ministry provides continued access to specific health supplements to certain categories of former recipients of assistance.
One of the major goals of MSO is to assist persons with the Persons with Disabilities designation to obtain and maintain employment by allowing them to retain their Medical Services Plan and no-deductible PharmaCare coverage as well as other health supplements as they move from disability assistance into financial independence.
One of the major goals of MSO is to assist persons with the Persons with Disabilities designation to obtain and maintain employment by allowing them to retain their Medical Services Plan and no-deductible PharmaCare coverage as well as other health supplements as they move from disability assistance into financial independence.
Details
Resource type
Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
18-99
Eligibility
The ministry provides Medical Services Only (MSO) coverage to assist former recipients to maintain access to specific health supplements when they no longer qualify for income assistance (IA) or disability assistance (DA) due to income in excess of assistance rates.
MSO coverage is only available to certain categories of former recipients who meet specific eligibility criteria. To be eligible for MSO coverage, a family unit must:
1.Include at least one of the following persons on the date the family unit ceases to be eligible for IA or DA (continuation date):
IA family units, must include a qualifying person. A qualifying person is either:
a person with persistent multiple barriers, or
a recipient residing in a special care facility
DA family units, must include a person with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation;
MSO coverage is only available to certain categories of former recipients who meet specific eligibility criteria. To be eligible for MSO coverage, a family unit must:
1.Include at least one of the following persons on the date the family unit ceases to be eligible for IA or DA (continuation date):
IA family units, must include a qualifying person. A qualifying person is either:
a person with persistent multiple barriers, or
a recipient residing in a special care facility
DA family units, must include a person with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation;
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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