Other Billings/Earnings

Fee-for-Service

• A locum physician covering for an eligible fee-for-service physician will use his/her own billing number;
• Billings will be divided based on percentage agreed upon between the locum and rural physicians prior to start of assignment;
• Billings division will be outlined in the contract and signed by the locum and rural physicians;
• A locum physician is eligible to access hospital on-call stipends.

Rural and Northern Physician Group Agreement (RNPGA 1 or 2)

• A locum physician is eligible to access hospital on-call stipends.

Blended Payment Model

• A locum physician negotiates with the Physician Group for any additional compensation beyond the stipend available through the Rural Family Medicine Locum Program (RFMLP);
• The amount will be set out in the contract that is signed between the locum physician, the Physician Group and Ontario Health (Health Force);
• A locum physician is eligible to access hospital on-call stipends and bill fee-for-service for non-enrolled patients; not required to share these additional earnings with the Physician Group.