First Nations Health Benefits / Patient Travel

Provided by Carrier Sekani Family Services

This service is provided to BC First Nations members registered as Status Indians. Assists clients by supplying supplementary funds for travel to medically required health services that cannot be obtained on the reserve or in the community of residence.
The First Nation Health Benefits (FNHB) Medical Transportation Program offers our community members with patient travel services. This service is provided to First Nations members registered as Status Indians.

The program assists BC First Nation clients, by supplying supplementary funds for travel to medically required health services that cannot be obtained on the reserve or in the community of residence. Services are provided to support patient travel for individuals at any stage in the life cycle on an as-needed basis, within the eligibility criteria outlined by Aboriginal Affairs and Development Canada. When patient travel funding is required for children and youth under the age of 19, funding support is provided to legal guardians and caregivers.

To access the health benefits transportation program, call the Vanderhoof Carrier Sekani Family Services office

250-567-2900

Toll Free: 1-866-567-2333

Public email: fnhb@csfs.org

Website: https://www.csfs.org/services/first...

240 West Stewart Street, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, V0J 3A0

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

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Availability

Service area: Fort St. James, Vanderhoof

Service Types Provided
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at a single location

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