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Medical Supplies

For your convenience, a Request for Medical Supplies form is now available online.

The At Home Program provides essential medical supplies including:

  • bandages and dressings
  • burn-treatment garments
  • catheters, syringes, tubing, connectors
  • diabetic supplies not covered by Pharmacare
  • feeding system or gastrostomy supplies including bags, feeding adapters, tubing, and connectors, buttons
  • specialized feeding formula and nutritional supplements
  • incontinence supplies including diapers, pull ups, diaper pads and wipes (for children 3 years of age and older)
  • oxygen masks and supplies
  • special shampoo for treatment of a diagnosed condition
  • special ointments, salves and lotions for the treatment of specific conditions

Requesting Supplies

Benefits must be pre-approved.

To request Medical Supplies, please print a Request for Medical Supplies form, which must be completed by a health care professional (e.g., Registered Nurse, Physician or a Registered Dietician / Nutritionist).

Fax the completed form to 250 356-2159 or mail it to:

Medical Benefits Program
Ministry of Children & Family Development
PO Box 9763 - STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC V8W 9S5

For further information call:

Toll-free: 1 888 613-3232
Victoria: 250 387-9649

Ordering Supplies

When the request for Medical Supplies has been approved, an order may be placed through the Product Distribution Centre (PDC) (i.e., most supplies are generally available through PDC).

For further information concerning PDC call:

Lower Mainland: 604 927-2910
Rest of B.C. - Toll-free: 1 877 927-2234