Resources - Community/Rural Physician Entitlement
The number of days of locum coverage a rural physician is entitled to varies according to his/her payment model:
| Practice Model | Entitlement |
|
Fee-for-Service (FFS)
Family Health Group (FHG)
Blended Salary Model (BSM)
|
21 days |
|
Family Health Network (FHN)
Family Health Organization (FHO)
|
21 days |
| Rural Northern Physician Group Agreement (RNPGA) 1 or 2 | 37 days |
Note: RNPGA physicians are also entitled to carry forward up to 5 days of unused locum coverage per year, to a maximum of 25 days.