CEO of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of B.C. says it’s not the first time an insurance company has rejected a prescription from a nurse practitioner.
Robert and Andrea Brown, both in their 70s, were without a primary-care clinician until Andrea Brown had to visit the Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Goldstream and was connected with nurse practitioner Sarah Adair.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Robert Brown, 73, has an extended-health-care plan that covers his wife, from the University of Waterloo, where he was a faculty member. He can’t fathom why Canada Life — owned by Power Corporation of Canada — would cover far more serious medication but not orthotics. “Under the terms of your plan, custom made orthotics are covered when prescribed by a physician, podiatrist or chiropodist,” says the June 22 letter from Canada Life. “As a nurse practitioner is not eligible to prescribe custom made orthotics under your plan, we must maintain our decision to decline your claim.”The Health Ministry said Tuesday that it was “discouraged” to hear that a prescription from a nurse practitioner had been rejected.
Michael Sandler, CEO of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of B.C., said in a phone interview this week that he doesn’t understand why the insurance company wouldn’t accept the signature of a nurse practitioner for an orthotic prescription, adding it’s not the first time it has happened.Article content
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