College of the North Atlantic Students’ Association
My Plan Details
Here’s what you need to know about your GreenShield Insurance student health and dental plan.
Opt-out Info
Have alternate equivalent coverage and want to opt out of your student health and dental plan? Requests can be made for a limited time only. Certain restrictions may apply. Click the link below for more information.
Opt-in Info
Want to add a spouse or dependent child(ren) to your student health and dental plan? Contact your student association or click the link below.
Inactive Period
You may be in a temporary inactive period while GreenShield collects and updates your enrolment information. Don’t worry – you can still submit paper claims. We will process your claims once your information is updated.
Once the enrolment is complete and the in-active period ends, you can sign up for online services at greenshield.ca/student. Our online member portal provides quick and easy access to:
- Online claim submission
- Your benefit booklet
- Search for a benefit provider
- Search drugs by DIN to check eligibility
- And much more!
Once the inactive period ends, you can even submit claims right from your mobile device. Just download GreenShield+. Could it get any easier?
Remember, your GS ID number is your three-letter school code, your student number and “-00” (example: CNA111222333-00).
Here's a Look at Some of What Your Plan Covers
Your student health and dental plan ensures you can take care of your health and well-being during your post-secondary studies by offering a wide range of benefits. Take a look at the Schedule of Benefits for the details.
Schedule of Benefits – Effective September 1, 2024
HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
Prescription Drugs (Pay Direct Drug Card)
- $2,000 maximum per benefit year for all prescription drugs.
- Prescription drugs: 20% co-pay per prescription or refill.
- All Other Health Benefits: 0% co-pay.
Hospital
- Public general hospital or convalescent or rehabilitation hospital, semi-private room: Reasonable and customary charges.
- Public chronic hospital, semi-private room: $3 per day up to 120 days per calendar year.
Medical Items and Services
- Gender affirmation (diagnosis of gender dysphoria from a physician (M.D.) or nurse practitioner is required): Reasonable and customary charges, limited to $10,000 lifetime.
- Bra (mastectomy): Reasonable and customary charges.
- Compression Stockings: Reasonable and customary charges.
- Emergency Transportation: Reasonable and customary charges.
- Private Duty Nursing in the Home: $5,000 per benefit year RN and RPN.
- And more...
Professional Services
- Acupuncturist, Chiropractor, Chiropodist or Podiatrist, Registered Massage Therapist (Rx is required), Physiotherapist & Speech Therapist: $15 per visit up to $300 per practitioner per benefit year.
- Psychologist, MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program, Social Worker/Counsellor, Master of Social Work or Psychotherapist: $750 per benefit year combined maximum, including $300 per benefit year for MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program.
- Holistic Nutritional Consultant: Included in the overall combined maximum of $750 per benefit year for Psychologist, MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program, Social Worker/Counsellor, Master of Social Work and Psychotherapist.
Accidental Dental
- Reasonable and customary charges.
Vision
- Prescription eye glasses or contact lenses: $150 every 24 months based on date of first paid claim (every 12 months for dependent children 17 years of age and under).
- Medically necessary contacts lenses: $200 every 24 consecutive months based on date of first paid claim (every 12 months for dependent children 17 years of age and under).
- Visual training: $200 per lifetime.
- Optometric eye exams: Once every 24 months based on date of first paid claim.
TRAVEL BENEFIT PLAN
Maximum Number of Days per Trip
- 60 days.
Maximum
$5,000,000 per covered person per benefit year.
DENTAL BENEFIT PLAN
Fee Guide
- The current Provincial Dental Association Fee Guide for General Practitioners in the province where services are rendered.
Maximum
- $500 per covered person per benefit year.
Basic Services and Comprehensive Basic Services
- 20% co-pay.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT
- $10,000.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS/SERVICES
As a GreenShield Insurance plan member you have access to these programs/services.
GreenShield Telemedicine
- You and your eligible dependents have access to virtual care through GreenShield Telemedicine – connecting you with a Canadian-licensed physician within minutes. GreenShield Telemedicine provides instant access to physicians from your phone, tablet, or computer, available to you through your benefits plan with no out-of-pocket cost. Access GreenShield Telemedicine at getmaple.ca/greenshield
Student Assistance Program
- Your Student Assistance Program (SAP) through GreenShield Mental Health provides you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life concern. Your SAP coverage provides you and your eligible dependents with up to 5 hours of individual counselling and up to 5 hours of couples counselling. You also have access to advisory services including legal, financial, career, health and life transitions.
GreenShield Mental Health provides an easy online intake and digital user experience by using their proprietary matching technology to ensure you find the right counsellor based on your clinical needs. To ensure the fit is just right, your first 15 minutes of counselling do not apply to your 5 covered hours.
- Visit https://inkblottherapy.com/nshn to get started.
The MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program™
- As a GreenShield Insurance plan member, you have access to guided digital therapy through MindBeacon. Offered to you and your dependents (age 16 and over), at no out-of-pocket cost to you, the MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program is an effective, easy-to-access way to receive personalized therapy guided by a mental health professional. It’s a fully digital program, so with no face-to-face appointments to schedule and get to, your therapy happens anywhere and anytime that’s comfortable for you. If the MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program is a good fit for you, you can access the program anytime via the web or app using your computer or mobile device. Refer to the Summary of Benefits in your Benefit Plan Booklet for information about any co-pays, deductibles, and maximums that may apply to this program.
- Access the MindBeacon Therapist Guided Program at info.mindbeacon.com/ehc/gsc-pmember
GreenShield Mental Health
- GreenShield Mental Health is a digital platform that uses internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) to help plan members and their eligible dependents (age 15+) with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression take control of their mental health. It includes interactive learning modules, tools, and optional coaching to help develop positive coping strategies and reduce life-disrupting symptoms.
The program is an effective and easy-to-use anxiety and depression management tool, available to GreenShield Insurance plan members and their eligible dependents (age 15+) at a discounted rate and can be accessed on most phones, tablets, and computers. Access GreenShield Mental Health at www.tranquility.app/gsc. Choose from a self-guided program ($75 plus applicable taxes) or a coach-assisted program ($325 plus applicable taxes)*. The programs are reimbursed subject to existing limitations (co-pays, deductibles, and/or maximums) found in the mental health Paramedical Practitioners section of the Summary of Benefits in your Benefit Plan Booklet.
*GreenShield Mental Health is currently available for GreenShield Insurance plan members residing in Canada.
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