Health Benefits

Health

The Health Category consists of the following policies:

• Health Benefits
• Health Supplement
• Aftercare
• Funeral
• Emergency Needs
• Terminal Illness

All Health Forms are to be mailed to:

ATTN: Office Manager
Doreen Potts Health Centre
General Delivery
Bear Island, Lake Temagami, ON, P0H 1C0

Health Benefits

The purpose of the Health Policy is to set out guidelines for the administration of the Health Policy. The goal of this program is to provide health coverage for TFN members, when the service is not covered by FNIHB or any other health insurance benefits.

Health Supplement

The purpose of the Health Policy is to set out guidelines for the administration of the Health Policy. The goal of this program is to provide health coverage for TFN members on a fixed or limited income, when the service is not covered by FNIHB or any other health insurance benefits.

Aftercare

The purpose of the Aftercare Policy is to set out guidelines for the administration of the Aftercare program.

Funeral

The purpose of this policy is to set guidelines for the administration of the funeral program. This policy assist family member(s) of TFN members with expenses related to their funeral.

Emergency Needs

The purpose of this policy is to set out guidelines for the administration of the emergency needs program and to provide an opportunity for a TFN member to be supported in the event of an unforeseen emergency.

Emergency needs are defined as isolated catastrophic events that have an immediate impact on a member’s residency. For example, fire, flood and acts of nature.

Below are the Policies and Application forms available for download using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Terminal Illness

The purpose of this policy is to set out guidelines for the administration of the terminal illness program. This program is to assist TFN member(s) who are hospitalized or have a family member that is hospitalized due to illnesses that are chronic, terminal or waiting transplant procedures. This policy can only be accessed by one family member at a time.