Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question with respect to medical travel, escort policies, eligibility, and appeals.
Ensuring fairness and consistency in medical travel requires clear escort policies, accurate eligibility assessment, and a transparent appeal process. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services.
Can the Minister provide the total cost from last fiscal year related to non-medical escorts?
How many cases in the past fiscal year involved patients who met the criteria for a medical escort but did not receive one either due to administrative errors, capacity limitations, or policy interpretations?
How many of the medical travel requests that were denied last fiscal year were later overturned through appeals, Members of the Legislative Assembly inquiries, or ministerial interventions?
What steps is the department taking to ensure that escort eligibility is identified early, particularly for vulnerable patients to prevent last-minute denials or unnecessary hardship during travel?
What quality assurance processes are in place to review cases where medical travel arrangements were made incorrectly, such as missed bookings, incomplete itineraries, or communication failure, and how many such administrative errors were identified in the past fiscal year?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Written questions. Colleagues, being respectful of the time, we'll take a short break for the translators.
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