New Brunswick Medicare is a provincially administered plan in accordance with the terms of the Canada Health Act. This plan was enacted in NB in 1971.
This website provides general information about the New Brunswick Medicare coverage, its features and benefits, and is not intended to provide legal advice, to present the legal position of the Department of Health on any issue nor to be legally binding.
Changes can be made from time to time to the Acts and Regulations, the policies and procedures applicable to Medicare, and you should always consult the New Brunswick Medicare and/or the Department of Health official websites, for the most current and up to date information.
Medicare has the authority to collect personal and personal health information, directly from you to process any request or application submitted by you, and you should always follow the instructions and guidance available on the Medicare website or printed materials, which includes using appropriate Medicare forms (in electronic or paper format) and referring to appropriate checklists to provide supporting documentation.
Medicare reserves the rights to ask for additional information, if required to make a decision or a determination about a request or application you have submitted.
Should you decide to include Personal Information(PI) or Personal Health Information(PHI) in your communication with Medicare, including via email, it is important to know that this will constitute consent to the collection, use and disclosure of this information, as provided by you, for the purpose of, processing a request or an application, responding to an inquiry, investigating and addressing a concern in a timely and efficient fashion.
The collection use and disclosure of personal information is protected by the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RTIPPA), Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (PHIPAA) and all other applicable legislation, regulation or policy.
If you have any questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of this information, please contact the Department of Health Corporate Privacy Office at [email protected]