Qualifying for OHIP-Funded Services
To qualify for OHIP-funding, you must:
- Have a valid OHIP card
- Be attending your virtual appointment from within Ontario’s borders
- Have a physician’s or nurse practitioner’s referral
Access to MD-delivered grade A treatment protocols in a virtual group format at a fraction of the cost!
Patients with insomnia, chronic headache, or chronic fatigue can now access Grade A cognitive behavioural treatment programs offered virtually in a group format under OHIP.
Patients with lower back pain or post-concussion syndrome can now get counselling on how to get strong again.
These programs will teach you how improve your condition by addressing the root cause.
- CBT-i,
- Energy Management,
- Functional Headache Management,
- Lower Back Pain Education,
- Post-concussion Syndrome Education
They will teach you about how your body works. They will teach you how to leverage that information in retraining how your body operates so that you have better sleep, more energy, fewer headaches, less back pain and how to navigate your post-concussion recovery.
Because these are OHIP-funded, savings to the patient are significant.
- Group Counselling Sessions (GCS) are covered by OHIP but the workbook required is not covered by OHIP*.
- These services are available privately usually by psychotherapists and occupational therapists for thousands of dollars.
- Even if patients were to get some additional help from our occupational therapist or psychotherapist, the savings are still huge.
*There is no workbook for Lower Back Pain or Post-concussion Syndrome Education sessions
Cost of CBT-i at IBFM
*HST must be charged on Psychotherapy visits as decreed by CRA
Conditions currently treated via OHIP-Funded Group Counselling
IBFMed currently offers specialized OHIP-Funded group counselling for patients living with the following health conditions.
We aim to continually add conditions that will be addressed by these MD-Delivered, OHIP-Funded Virtual Group Counselling Sessions.
Insomnia
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Headache
Lower Back Pain
Post-concussion Syndrome
Our Current Group Counselling Offerings
Ontario-wide OHIP-Funded Virtual Group Counselling
1st MD Appointment
You must have your MD or NP fax us a referral.1
We will send you an intake questionnaire to your email.
Once we receive the completed questionnaire, we will send to your email a link to book your 1st MD appointment.
2nd MD Appointment
At the end of your 1st appointment, you will be emailed a specific journal to keep in real-time for 1-2 weeks.
Once we receive this completed journal, we will send to your email a link to book your 2nd MD appointment.
Group Counselling Stream (GCS)
At the end of your 2nd appointment, a specific GCS may be recommended to you if appropriate. You will be invited to enroll in this section by email . If you accept this invitation, an invoice for that GCS manual will be sent to you. 2
Once payment is received, you will receive confirmation of enrollment for the GCS.
Final MD Appointment
At the end of your final session of your GCS, you will be invited to submit your final journal to the MD.
Once we receive this completed journal, we will send to your email a link to book your final MD appointment.
1. Patients without OHIP or located outside the province of Ontario will be requested to pay for each session above before being booked; referral is not necessary in this case.
2. OHIP does not cover the cost of the materials; this must be paid by each patient. Fee for the manual is found in our uninsured services page. Some GCS (e.g., Low Back Pain Counselling, Post-concussion Syndrome) don’t have manuals and so there is no fee.
Select "Get Started"
Decide what you would like to consult the OT/RP about when completing the Get Started Form.
You may consult the OT/RP for one of our treated conditions or something else within the scope of OT or RP practice. 1
1st OT/RP Appointment
We will create a chart for you and then you will receive an email from us with instructions on how to book.
The first appointment is 1 hour long.
Attend & Pay for OT/RP Appointment
At the end of your 1st appointment, you will be emailed an invoice which is due as soon you receive it.
Payment is made online.
Follow-up OT/RP Appointment
At the end of your OT/RP appointment, your therapist will advise you on when to schedule a follow-up with them.
You may book this appointment at our manage follow-up page.
1. OT = Occupational Therapist; RP = Registered Psychotherapist
1st MD Appointment
You must have your MD or NP fax us a referral.1
We will send you an intake questionnaire to your email.
Once we receive the completed questionnaire, we will send to your email a link to book your 1st MD appointment.
2nd MD Appointment
At the end of your 1st appointment, you will be emailed a specific journal to keep in real-time for 1-2 weeks.
Once we receive this completed journal, we will send to your email a link to book your 2nd MD appointment.
Group Counselling Stream (GCS)
At the end of your 2nd appointment, a specific GCS may be recommended to you if appropriate. You will be invited to enroll in this section by email . If you accept this invitation, an invoice for that GCS manual will be sent to you. 2
Once payment is received, you will receive confirmation of enrollment for the GCS.
Final MD Appointment
At the end of your final session of your GCS, you will be invited to submit your final journal to the MD.
Once we receive this completed journal, we will send to your email a link to book your final MD appointment.
1. Patients without OHIP or located outside the province of Ontario will be requested to pay for each session above before being booked; referral is not necessary in this case.
2. OHIP does not cover the cost of the materials; this must be paid by each patient. Fee for the manual is found in our uninsured services page. Some GCS (e.g., Low Back Pain Counselling, Post-concussion Syndrome) don’t have manuals and so there is no fee.
Select "Get Started"
Decide what you would like to consult the OT/RP about when completing the Get Started Form.
You may consult the OT/RP for one of our treated conditions or something else within the scope of OT or RP practice. 1
1st OT/RP Appointment
We will create a chart for you and then you will receive an email from us with instructions on how to book.
The first appointment is 1 hour long.
Attend & Pay for OT/RP Appointment
At the end of your 1st appointment, you will be emailed an invoice which is due as soon you receive it.
Payment is made online.
Follow-up OT/RP Appointment
At the end of your OT/RP appointment, your therapist will advise you on when to schedule a follow-up with them.
You may book this appointment at our manage follow-up page.
1. OT = Occupational Therapist; RP = Registered Psychotherapist
