How to request OHIP prior approval for out-of-country care — and autofill it with my-id.ca
Request OHIP prior approval for out-of-country care — fill the patient fields fast
Some out-of-country medical services need OHIP's written prior approval before you go — and the request repeats your patient details on top of your doctor's clinical section. This guide is an example of letting my-id.ca fill the patient fields.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: OHIP coverage while outside Canada — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Request for Prior Approval for Full Payment of Insured Out-of-Country Services — on00314
What this form is about
The request asks OHIP to approve full payment for insured services outside Canada before you receive them, based on your Ontario doctor's recommendation.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your name, Ontario health number, and contact details.
- Your Ontario physician to complete the clinical section.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca — approval must be in writing before you receive the services.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your patient details once. Save your name, health number, and contact details in my-id.ca.
- Autofill the patient section. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Your doctor completes the clinical part.
- Submit before you go and keep the approval.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Your patient details appear on every health form. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — your part of each one starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the prior approval request ask for?
- Your name, Ontario health number, and contact details, plus a clinical section completed by your Ontario physician explaining why the out-of-country service is needed. my-id.ca can autofill the patient fields.
- Can my-id.ca complete the clinical section?
- No. Your Ontario doctor completes the medical justification. my-id.ca only autofills the patient details.
- Why is prior approval important?
- Without written prior approval before you receive the services, OHIP may not cover them. Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.