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Life-Threatening Health Needs
Definitions
HAB - Health Assistance Branch
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation
Disability assistance
An amount for shelter and support provided under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act.
[see EAPWD Act, Section 1 for legal definition]
Family unit
An applicant or a recipient and his or her dependants.
[see EA Act, Section 1 or EAPWD Act, Section 1 for legal definition]
HAB - Health Assistance Branch
Hardship assistance
An amount for shelter and support that may be provided to clients who are not eligible for income assistance or disability assistance, if the regulations provide for such hardship assistance.
[see EA Act, Section 1 or EAPWD Act, Section 1 for legal definition]
Income assistance
An amount for shelter and support provided under the Employment and Assistance Act.
[see EA Act, Section 1 for legal definition]
Medical practitioner
A member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia who is entitled to practice under the Health Professions Act.
Medical Services Plan (MSP)
Medical Services Plan
Nurse Practitioner
A member of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia who is entitled to practice under the Health Professions Act.
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation
A designation provided to persons who have reached 18 years of age and have a severe mental (including a mental disorder) or physical impairment that meets all of the following criteria:
- in the opinion of a medical practitioner, the impairment is likely to continue for at least two years
- in the opinion of a prescribed professional, the impairment directly and significantly restricts the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either continuously or periodically for extended periods
- as a result of those restrictions, the person requires an assistive device, the significant help or supervision of another person, or the services of an assistance animal to perform daily living activities.
[see EAPWD Act, Section 2 for legal definition]
Premium assistance
Premium assistance provided under the Medicare Protection Act through the Ministry of Health Services.
