A-29, r. 3 - Regulation respecting insured visual aids and related services

Section 13 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

13. A contact lens listed in Part I of Schedule I is insured in respect of a person with a visual deficiency who is 6 years of age or over only if that person has one of the following deficiencies:

(1)  an antimetropia or anisometropia with a difference of at least 2 diopters between the 2 eyes;

(2)  a myopia of at least 5 diopters;

(3)  a hypermetropia of at least 5 diopters;

(4)  a regular astigmatism with a difference of at least 3 diopters between the major meridians;

(5)  an ocular pathology that has been medically diagnosed and that requires the wearing of therapeutic contact lenses upon prescription from a physician.

O.C. 1403-96, s. 13; O.C. 375-99, s. 5; O.C. 470-2011, s. 10.