S-4.2, r. 2 - Regulation respecting the classification of services offered by family-type resources and the rates of compensation applicable to each type of service

Section 25 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

25. Insofar as the cost of the following services is not assumed or reimbursed under another government program, a foster family shall be entitled, with the prior authorization of the institution identified by the regional board and upon presentation of vouchers, to reimbursement of costs in the following cases and, where applicable, under the following conditions:

(1)  for professional services which, if not rendered, would cause serious harm or prejudice to the child, as attested to by a professional other than the one who rendered the services;

(2)  for dental care that is justified by the child’s condition or for the purchase of dental prostheses;

(3)  for orthodontic services insofar as the child has been with the foster family for at least 1 year and there is no foreseeable reintegration into his biological family for the 12 months following the beginning of treatment; the medical or psychological need for such services shall be attested to by a professional other than the one who is rendering the services;

(4)  the purchase of medication that is prescribed by a physician or a dentist and that may be obtained only by prescription;

(5)  the purchase of eyeglasses or, where medically required, of prescribed contact lenses;

(6)  the purchase of a prescribed orthosis or prosthesis.

M.O. 93-04, s. 25.