Transplant Surgery - Travel and Accommodation Cost Assistance

Provided by: Health PEI
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Service Description

Provides cost assistance for travel and accommodation to eligible people who have to travel outside the Maritimes (PEI, NBk, and NS) for transplant surgery.

  • Travel: By reimbursement only. Applicants can claim up to $1,500 every six months for one round-trip by car or economy plane, bus or train ticket.
  • Accommodation: Applicants may be eligible for $2,500 per month to assist with accommodation costs. Utilities and other living expenses are not eligible.

Information

Eligibility:
Individuals referred for heart, heart-lung, single or double lung, liver or pancreas (non-Bcell) transplant surgery that is not available in the Maritimes and who:
-Arrange to live within 8 hours of the hospital where the surgery will take place and be available when a suitable organ is found
-Are having non-experimental transplant surgery
Fees:
No fees
How to Access:
Submit the Out-of-Province Travel and Accommodation Expense Claim Form (available online) within six months of surgery * Separate trips related to the same surgery require separate applications
Documents Required:
Travel assistance: Completed application form, original receipt for travel costs, and all boarding passes * Accommodation expenses: Completed application form
Program Phone Numbers:
Language:
English * Website available in French
Website:
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/transplant-surg(...)
Coverage Area:
Epekwitk / Prince Edward Island

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