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Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations
made under Section 13 and subsection 17(2) of the
Health Services and Insurance Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 197
O.I.C. 2013-290 (effective August 20, 2013), N.S. Reg. 288/2013
as amended to O.I.C. 2017-329 (effective December 12, 2017), N.S. Reg. 177/2017
Effective November 26, 2021, these regulations are replaced by N.S. Reg. 143/2021. Text is being prepared.
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations.
Insured optometric services
2 The insured optometric services are as listed in the following table with the associated health service codes (HSC) and medical service units (MSU):
HSC
Optometric Service
MSU
09.02C
Comprehensive eye examination
20.48
Comprehensive eye examination—physician referral
24
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
13
3.03
Limited eye examination
11
Limited eye examination—physician referral
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
Tariff of fees
3 The tariff of fees for insured optometric services is as follows:
(a) for insured optometric services provided between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018, the medical service unit (MSU) is $2.83; and
(b) effective April 1, 2018, the MSU is increased to $2.87.
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations
N.S. Reg. 288/2013
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 Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations made under the Health Services and Insurance Act includes all of the following regulations:
N.S.
RegulationIn force
date*How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue288/2013
Aug 20, 2013
date specified
Sept 6, 2013
177/2017
Dec 12, 2017
date specified
Jan 5, 2013
The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
N.S.
RegulationIn 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.
ad. = added
am. = amended
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned
rep.=repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected
How affected
2................................................
rs. 177/2017
3................................................
rs. 177/2017
Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections:
Note
Effective
date
Repealed and Superseded:
N.S.
RegulationTitle
In force
dateRepealed
date94/1984
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
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.