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Non-Insured Health Benefits

Our goal is to ensure that Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement will receive the best benefits possible under the NIHB framework.

NIHB Directory Forms Guidebook

The Nunatsiavut Government (NG) Department of Health and Social Development (DHSD) administers the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program for Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement.

Funding for NIHB flows through the Fiscal Financing Agreement (FFA) between the Nunatsiavut Government and the Federal Government of Canada.

NIHB is a national program. NIHB provides eligible Inuit Beneficiaries with coverage for various health benefits that are not covered through other social programs, private insurance, or provincial or territorial health insurance. NIHB covers some, if not all costs for medical, dental, vision, and pharmaceutical services. This program allows for the provision of medical-related services to maintain health, disease prevention, diagnose and treating illness, injury or death.

The purpose of this guidebook is to provide Beneficiaries, NG staff, and health service providers with detailed instructions on how to access NIHB in this region.

The general categories of NIHB are:

  • medical transportation
  • vision care
  • pharmacy
  • medical supplies and equipment
  • dental care
  • mental health Counselling

Goal

The goal of the Nunatsiavut Government’s Non-Insured Health Benefits Program is to advance the wellbeing of Labrador Inuit.

Objectives

The objectives of the Nunatsiavut Government’s Non-Insured Health Benefits Program are to:

    1. Assist Beneficiaries with access to provincially insured health programs and services that are not available in their home community and in their preferred language;
    2. Delivers NIHB programming in a culturally safe, efficient and equitable manner;
    3. Keeps an open and positive working relationship with funding agencies and health care providers at the private and government levels
    4. Communicates with community members and community health staff, both internal and external to DHSD, on a regular basis;
    5. Continues to collaborate with other divisions within the DHSD, as well as other departments of the NG; and
    6. To support national coordination on matters relating to Inuit health programs and policies.

A national program that pays for some or all of various health services that are not covered by other health plans for eligible First Nations and Inuit.

To find out about specific benefits under each category, and the procedures for accessing them, contact the regional NIHB office (1-866-606-9750) or your local DHSD community office.