Medical travel is an essential element of our health care delivery system. We understand that we are responsible for providing access to medical services to our residents. Not all services are available everywhere, even for Yellowknife. The only way to deliver these services is by medical travel. Now, I do not know exactly what happened in this situation. My understanding is that if a medical professional says someone needs a medical escort, then that should put them on top of the list to get that eligibility. I have to look at what happened in this situation and I will get back to the Member. But the general policy is that we do provide medical escorts or even non-medical escorts where necessary.
Sandy Lee on Question 272-16(3): Medical Travel Escorts Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 6th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 272-16(3): Medical Travel Escorts Policy
Oral Questions
March 5th, 2009
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