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You qualify for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan if you do not have access to a private plan in your professional or family life.
If you are eligible, you can register for the Health Insurance Plan when you arrive in Québec to settle here or for a temporary stay (work, studies).
RAMQ administers the Québec Health Insurance Plan. Eligible persons who are registered benefit from various covered health services.
If you are eligible, you can register for the Québec Health Insurance Plan as soon as you arrive in Québec to study.
RAMQ administers the public health and prescription drug insurance plans. It also remunerates health professionals.
If you are outside Québec when your Health Insurance Card is up for renewal, you must fill out, sign and mail your renewal notice.
The public plan covers the prescription drugs on the List of Medications that are prescribed by a health professional and, in most cases, purchased in Québec.
A private prescription drug insurance plan is either a group insurance plan administered by a private company or an employee benefit plan.