Tube Feed Supplement
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.
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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]
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