How long my ohip card cover my benifits while I'm outside Canada?

Answer 1

To add to previous answerer, if you are outside of Canada for more than 6 months, then you no longer are eligible for National Health Care, so I would say absolute maximum of 6 months.

Also, besides being for emergency only, it does not cover the full cost of emergency medical services while outside of Canada. You may want to consider travel insurance.

Answer 2

If you receive medically necessary emergency care from a physician or other OHIP funded health care provider, OHIP will pay to a maximum of what it would have paid had the service been provided in Ontario.
Emergency inpatient hospital services eligible for OHIP coverage will be paid as follows :
the amount actually billed to a maximum of $400 (Canadian) per day for higher level hospital care, that is rendered in a coronary care unit, an intensive care unit, a neonatal or paediatric special care unit or an operating room of an eligible hospital or health facility
up to $200 (Canadian) for any other kind of medical care
Emergency outpatient services, with the exception of dialysis, will be the amount payable by OHIP if services had been rendered in Ontario or $50 (Canadian) per day, whichever is less for all outpatient services provided on any given day. Out-of-country dialysis treatment will be paid at a rate of $210 (Canadian) per day.

That is clearly not enough and it is pay first collect back later. Invest in travelers insurance. Many gold credit cards have a comprehensive insurance plan built in. If not go see a travel agent for medical, dental and luggage insurance. The cost is minimal.

Answer 3

If you are going to be outside of Canada your OHIP is hardly enough to cover you even in an emergency...and getting any reimbursement is a real headache...honestly you should purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy that will ensure smooth transactions and minimal paperwork. It's not expensive at all....I only pay $110 a year for a family package that will cover any emergency or necessary medical visit for up to five people...I recommend you check out the link below...I think it is one of the better, if not the best packages available...

Answer 4

you have 12 months to submit the bill, but it's only for emergency services.

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ohip/travel.html