Prince Edward Island offers its residents the PEI Hospital and Medical Services Plans, which covers basic hospital and medical treatment.

- for full details about PEI provincial health care visit the PEI provincial health plan site -

The following summarizes the PEI health care plan:

Medical Services:

These services are insured:

• Most physician services in an office, hospital or in patients’ home.
• Medically necessary surgical services.
• Obstetrical services, including pre and post-natal care, new-born care.
• Certain oral surgery procedures when performed by an oral surgeon in a hospital when medically required.
• Male and female sterilizations; reversals are not insured.
• Certain insured specialist services when referred by an attending physician.

Services that are not insured include:

• Third-party examinations.
• Immunizations.
• Eye glasses, hearing aids, artificial limbs or other devices.
• Acupuncture, audiologist, chiropodist, chiropractor, dietician, homeopath, naturopath, optometrist, physiotherapist, podiatrist, osteopath, psychologist and dentist services.

Hospital Services:

These services are insured (some are available for out-patient services):

•  Meals and accommodations at standard rate.
• Nursing services that are necessary.
• Laboratory, x-rays and diagnostic procedures.
• Radiotherapy and physiotherapy.
• Operating room, routine surgical supplies, and anesthetic facilities.

These services are not insurable:

•  Ambulance user fees within the province; all ambulance fees outside of the province.
•  Some prosthetic devices, crutches.
• Dental extractions, unless patient is medically required to be in hospital or unless there is prior approval.

Last updated October 2008