Extended Health Benefits (EHB) Eligible Specified Conditions

Extended Health Benefits (EHB) are made available to non-indigenous residents of Nunavut with one of following Specified Conditions:

Conditions eligible for drug benefits only:

• Celiac Disease
• Epilepsy
• Osteoarthritis
• Pernicious Anemia
• Phenylketonuria
• Rickets

Conditions with restricted benefits:

• Alcohol Dependency
• Drug Dependency

Conditions eligible for EHB coverage:

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy
• Certain Disorders of Blood & Immune System
• Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• Chronic Psychosis
• Cleft Lip / Palate
• Congenital Anomalies & Chronic Disease of the Urinary System
• Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Crohn’s Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Dermatomyositis
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Head Injury
• HIV Infection
• All other HIV Related Diseases
• Hypertension (Subject to certain BP levels)
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatic Fever
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Scleroderma
• Scoliosis
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Tuberculosis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Wegeners Granulomatosis
• Special Approval Case – Prior Approval Required

Persons are not eligible for Extended Health Benefits (EHB) coverage if any of the following conditions apply:

• choose not to participate in the third-party plan as a whole.
• choose not to participate in that category of benefits under the third-party plan.
• are already insured by a third-party plan that offers these benefits.