Tube Feed Supplement
About this resource
The tube feed supplement is intended to provide liquid nutritional product, equipment and supplies to recipients of income assistance, disability assistance or hardship assistance who are unable to take food orally or process it through the gastrointestinal system. The supplement includes nutritional products, as well as related medical equipment or medical supplies (such as pumps, tubes and bags).
These supplements are available under the Employment and Assistance Regulation and Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation.
These supplements are available under the Employment and Assistance Regulation and Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation.
Details
Resource type
Adult Medical Benefits, Child Medical Benefits, Diet, Medical Equipment
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Disorders, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Spina Bifida
Age
0-99
Eligibility
Effective: January 1, 2020
The following clients are eligible for the tube feed supplement:
-persons receiving income assistance, disability assistance, or hardship assistance and their dependents not already receiving another nutrition-related supplement
-children in the Child in Home of a Relative (CIHR) Program
-dependents of persons residing in a special care facility
-persons who were in receipt of the tube feed supplement at the time their family unit transitioned to Medical Services Only (MSO) coverage [see Related Links – Medical Services Only]
-persons who were in receipt of the tube feed supplement at the time their family unit transitioned to Transitional Health Services [THS] coverage [see Related Links – Transitional Health Services]
The following clients are eligible for the tube feed supplement:
-persons receiving income assistance, disability assistance, or hardship assistance and their dependents not already receiving another nutrition-related supplement
-children in the Child in Home of a Relative (CIHR) Program
-dependents of persons residing in a special care facility
-persons who were in receipt of the tube feed supplement at the time their family unit transitioned to Medical Services Only (MSO) coverage [see Related Links – Medical Services Only]
-persons who were in receipt of the tube feed supplement at the time their family unit transitioned to Transitional Health Services [THS] coverage [see Related Links – Transitional Health Services]
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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