What is Group A & B From the VAC Health Care Identification Card?

by **Trooper** Mon 16 Oct 2017, 10:54 am

What is Group A & B From the VAC Health Care Identification Card?

Clients must have a VAC Health Care Identification Card on which an "A" and/or "B" is indicated under the heading "Program Number 10."
Group A clients may only use their card to obtain benefits directly related to the treatment of their VAC pensioned medical condition.

Group B clients are eligible for approved benefits providing they have a clearly demonstrated health need and the benefits are not available to them under a provincial health plan.

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/services/health/treatment-benefits/poc/poc10

How Can I Access Products on the VAC drug Formulary?
Eligible clients may access standard formulary items by presenting their prescription and their VAC Health Care Identification Card to a pharmacist. The pharmacist submits the request to VAC over a computer network. Access will be approved for "B" clients; for "A" clients access will be approved if the drug is related to the treatment of their VAC pensioned medical condition.

To receive special authorization formulary benefits, a client would follow the above steps with the pharmacist; however, for these benefits, the pharmacist will be asked over the computer network to call VAC's special authorization center to seek approval.

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/services/health/treatment-benefits/poc/poc10/poc10b

What is Group A & B From the VAC Health Care Identification Card?

If you have ‘A’ coverage:

You qualify for treatment benefits to treat
medical conditions related to the condition(s)
for which you have been granted disability
entitlement.

You may receive these treatment benefits
anywhere in or outside Canada.

If you plan to travel outside of Canada,
please contact us (see page 24) so that we
can explain how to access any needed
treatment benefits while you are away.

If you have ‘B’ coverage:

You qualify for treatment benefits to treat any
medical conditions providing you have a
demonstrated health need.

We would consider the benefit requested
and any provincial/territorial or private health
coverage you may be able to access.

You can only access these treatment
benefits within Canada.

You must access coverage available from
your provincial/territorial or private health
care plan first. VAC may then cover amounts
not already covered by these plans.

http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/acc-vac/V49-1-2013-eng.pdf