Non Insured Services
Block Fees
Richmond Medical Fee Schedule
Prescription Renewals
Click here to find out more about our annual block fee program. It starts on September 1, 2023.
Prescription Renewals
Richmond Medical Fee Schedule
Prescription Renewals
Effective September 1, 2023, prescription renewals without a medical appointment will be $25. Click here to learn more.
Richmond Medical Fee Schedule
Richmond Medical Fee Schedule
Richmond Medical Fee Schedule
Click here for a list of uninsured service fees.
BLOCK FEES
Annual Block Fee Option
The Annual Block Fee plan is an option available to active patients of the Richmond Medical Clinic, meant to offset the cost of fees not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Please refer to the FAQ below for more information.
Registering for September 2024 – August 2025
Registration for Block Fees will open to active patients of the Richmond Medical Clinic on August 6, 2024. Monitor your email on August 6 for instructions on how to register and pay.
BLOCK FEE ANNUAL PLANS
INDIVIDUAL - $120
COUPLE - $180
FAMILY*- $230 (includes children aged 18 or younger living at the same address)
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL (65+) - $90
SENIOR COUPLE (65+) - $160
****If you recently submitted a waitlist application to become a patient of the Richmond Medical Clinic and have received a registration appointment, you are NOT considered an active patient of the Richmond Medical Clinic yet. Do not attempt to register for Block Fees as your registration will be declined.****
Why have block fees?
OHIP, while extensive in coverage, does not cover all services a patient requests. Richmond Medical Clinic patients have been responsible for payment when these services are requested. Guidance on these fees are provided by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).
In order to help those who may access these services more than others, we offer an annual fee plan. You have the option of either paying for each individual service as you use it, or by paying an annual fee.
When? Coverage is annually, September 1 to August 31
The annual fee will be effective from September 1 to August 31 of the following year.
When do I pay?
We will begin accepting payment for the annual fee on August 6, 2024. Note that if you wish to pay for the annual fee after September 1st, the fee will not be prorated, and will remain the full amount regardless of when it is paid.
How do I sign up?
Instructions on how to sign up and make a payment will be issued to active patients of Richmond Medical Clinic on August 6, 2024.
What is covered?
Our annual fees are posted in the clinic and can be found on our website. Click on the Fee Schedule option on this page.
Price increases have already happened at Richmond Medical Clinic!
Richmond Medical Clinic last adjusted non-insured services in 2022 to align with the OMA guidelines in an effort to be consistent with pricing across the province. We continue to monitor any changes by the OMA to stay consistent with the province on our approach to non-insured services.
You can access the OMA non-insured price list here: http://web.ncf.ca/ex864/schedule/docs/ThirdPartyGuide.pdf
Why would it make sense for me to sign up for block fees?
Block fees are not for everyone. Patients who may benefit are those who frequently require services not covered by OHIP. Some patients rarely require services not covered by OHIP. We suggest you review the list of non-OHIP funded services on our website to determine if block fees would be of value to you.
PRESCRIPTION RENEWALS
As of September 1, 2023, prescription renewal requests that DO NOT require a medical appointment and for which the patient prefers not to schedule a medical appointment can be renewed for a $25 fee.
PRESCRIPTION RENEWAL FEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BLOCK FEE
Why?
Medication prescription renewal requests have significantly increased over the last few years. A prescription renewal involves work by our administrative team, as well as a full review by your physician. Because of the significant administrative burden, Richmond Medical Clinic continues to align its practices with other medical clinics, charging a $25 fee. If you do not wish to pay the fee, simply book an appointment. You can do so online or by calling the clinic.
What does this mean to me?
Some renewals absolutely require a medical appointment for renewal. When a patient has an appointment for a medication renewal, there will NOT be an administrative fee. For any renewal without an appointment, there will be a $25 fee.
If you do not wish to pay the fee, simply book an appointment.
I have multiple prescriptions that I need to manage, how do I do this?
Prescriptions add to the ever-increasing administrative burden that family physicians have incurred over the last several years. Prescriptions are written to align with the drug monograph while considering individual side effects. It is best to meet with your physician to understand if your medications can be put on a similar schedule, or if they require renewals at different times.
Both the physician and patient have the same goal - to minimize the number of appointments or charges incurred for prescription renewals, while ensuring appropriate follow up and review is performed. Prescription renewals that have multiple prescriptions on them will be viewed as one prescription renewal.
I can't afford to pay, this isn't fair.
The change to our prescription renewal policy is not intended to segregate individuals. Everyone has the right to healthcare, and it will be provided to you. If you can’t afford to pay for a prescription renewal, you can simply book an appointment when you need your prescription renewed.
Please make sure that you consider that all of the physicians have busy schedules. You should be booking your medication renewal when you pick up your last refill, or at least 2 months prior to when you need it.
The clinic is just looking to make money and just focused on making money.
It is important that the Richmond Medical Clinic align its fees with other clinics, as guided by the Ontario Medical Association. Charing for prescription renewals is common practice.
Richmond Medical Clinic has provided an option for block fees for those who use multiple non-insured services as a means to offset some of these costs for the patient.
Booking Appointments
Our physician schedules are busy. We know this. You must plan ahead. We suggest booking your appointment (preferably online!) for renewals when you pick up your last refill or no later than 2 months before you are due for a refill.
If you are looking to renew a medication related to mental health, like ADHD, anxiety, depression, please book a Prescription Renewal - Mental Health appointment.
What if I can't get in to see my physician in advance, and I've tried booking well ahead of time?
Please make sure that you consider that all the physicians have busy schedules. You should be booking your medication renewal when you pick up your last refill, or at least 2 months prior to when you need it.
If you are unable to get an appointment online within 2 months prior to the end of your prescription, please call the clinic. If the clinic can’t book you within the 2 months, they will book you the next available spot, and there will not be a bridging charge to cover any gap because of the physician’s availability. The physician will write you a prescription to cover you until an appropriate appointment can be made.
If you refuse an appointment because it doesn’t fit within your calendar, but the physician’s availability allows them to see you within the 2 months, you will be charged a prescription bridging fee of $25.
When does a prescription renewal require an appointment?
Sometimes, regardless of whether you want to pay the renewal fee or whether you’ve opted in for block fees, you will have to see your physician for a prescription renewal.
When medications are not stable or chronic OR require ongoing monitoring, patients will need an appointment to verify the medications are working as intended. This would include diabetes, ADHD and hypertension medications. Depending on the medication, this is likely to occur when you start a new medication.
All narcotics require an appointment to be renewed.
How come some renewals don't require an appointment?
Medications that don’t require an appointment are those that are ongoing, stable medications. If your blood work and other monitoring parameters are up to date, you would not need an appointment. This is at the discretion of the physician and is determined after they do a review of your chart.
Exceptions
Note that some medications will not be renewed without an appointment, even if you are willing to pay a fee. This includes narcotics.
Antibiotics are not medications that can be renewed. You must be assessed by a physician to receive this type of medication.
The Process
Do NOT ask your pharmacy to send us a prescription renewal request UNLESS you want to pay the $25 fee. Instead, book your prescription renewal appointment online, or call the clinic to book the appointment. Navigate to Online Booking on our website to do this online.
If you book an appointment, you will NOT be charged an administrative fee.
If you would rather not have an appointment, you can request a prescription renewal to be sent from the pharmacy, but you must pay the fee prior to the renewal being filled.