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Tariff of Fees for Insured Optometric Services

made under clause 13(1)(c) of the

Health Services and Insurance Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 197

N.S. Reg. 143/2021 (effective November 26, 2021)



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Citation

Health service codes and medical service units

Fees


 


Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Tariff of Fees for Insured Optometric Services.


Health service codes and medical service units

2        The health service code (HSC) and medical service unit (MSU) for each insured optometric service prescribed in the Insured Optometric Services Regulations are as listed in the following table:


HSC

Insured Optometric Service

MSU

09.02C

Comprehensive eye examination

20.48

Comprehensive eye examination—physician referral

24

Comprehensive eye examination—glaucoma management

22

09.02F

Comprehensive eye examination—enhanced vision screening program

20.48

09.02G

Low vision assessment—initial visit

30

Low vision assessment—each subsequent visit

15

3.03

Limited eye examination—age 64 and younger

11

Limited eye examination—age 65 and older

14

Limited eye examination—differential diagnosis

14

22.69A

Punctal occlusion—unilateral

22

Punctal occlusion—bilateral

33

21.31

Dilation of lacrimal punctum—unilateral

30

Dilation of lacrimal punctum—bilateral

45

09.32A

Contact lens fitting—age 16 and older, unilateral

83.3

Contact lens fitting—age 16 and older, bilateral

166.6

Contact lens fitting—age 15 and younger, unilateral

104.13

Contact lens fitting—age 15 and younger, bilateral

208.25

03.03

RO=GLAU

Glaucoma management visit—age 64 and younger

14

Glaucoma management visit—age 65 and older

17.5

09.26B

RO=GLAU

Visual field (kinetic with static cuts or Humphrey field analysis) procedure—glaucoma management

16.45


Fees

3        The fee for each insured optometric service is the product of the MSU value for the insured optometric service multiplied by the following:

 

                   (a)      $3.01, for services delivered between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, inclusive;

 

                   (b)     $3.04, for services delivered between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2022, inclusive;

 

                   (c)      $3.10, for services delivered on or after April 1, 2022.



 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Tariff of Fees for Insured Optometric Services

N.S. Reg. 143/2021

Health Services and Insurance Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Tariff of Fees for Insured Optometric Services made under the Health Services and Insurance Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

143/2021

Nov 26, 2021

date specified

Nov 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

94/1984

Tariff of Fees for Vision Analysis

May 1, 1984

Feb 17, 1999

4/1999

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Feb 17, 1999

Apr 1, 2001

68/2002

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Apr 1, 2001

Aug 20, 2013

288/2013

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Aug 20, 2013

Nov 26, 2021

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.