• Arrange own hospital privileges when providing hospital on-call coverage;
• Receive pre-approval (contract issued) from the HFO MRA prior to commencing the assignment to be eligible for funding;
• Forward the rural physician's portion of the billings to him/her within 60 days of completion of the assignment;
• Make own arrangements regarding the assignment, including travel, meals, accommodation, working hours, on-call schedules, etc.;
• Complete the Locum Physician Evaluation Form  and the Locum Physician Expense Form. Forward the forms to the RFMLP promptly at the end of an assignment; 
• A locum physician who completes an assignment for a rural physician associated with a Family Health Network (FHN) or Family Health Organization (FHO) is required to complete the Appendix C and Appendix G-2 Forms (see below) to ensure there is no disruption of remuneration and/or OHIP requirement. For more information, contact the assignment area’s LHIN Project Analyst at 1-866-766-0266. These forms should be forwarded to the FHN/FHO group representative and not RFMLP.
  • For FHN Agreement – Appendix C
  • For FHN Agreement – Appendix G-2
  • For FHO Agreement – Appendix C   
  • For FHO Agreement – Appendix G-2   

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