Hours Reporting and After Hours Premiums

Posted on: November 7, 2023

What you need ​​to know:

​​Under the 2022-25 Physician Master Agreement, effective April 1, 2023, all new or renewed service contracts include mandatory daily hours reporting, and after-hours premiums (AHPs) became payable to physicians on Alternative Payment Subsidiary Agreement (APSA/APP) service contracts or salary agreements.

​What you need to do:

  • Physicians or their administrative support should utilize the simplified invoice template that has been developed and designed to capture the minimum information required to enable approval and payment.

  • Please find the template and supporting information here: Hours Reporting and After Hours Premiums | Medical Staff (islandhealth.ca). ​

    • ​​​Other Island Health versions of the invoice template for PC and MAC remain available to use. Please do not use any other non-Island Health templates as this will delay the processing of payments. Going forward, other invoice template versions will not be accepted for claiming after hours premiums.​ ​

  • To assist with timely payments, please submit an invoice to the Certification Authority who are responsible for invoice accuracies and approvals. 

    • ​Invoices will  be forwarded to the Physician Compensation team for payment. Failure to complete this step will cause payment delays.

​Questions

For questions or queries, please contact: Physician_comp@islandhealth.ca​​