GPS MONITORING DEVICE

GENERAL NOTES IF THE BENEFIT GRID SPECIFIES A SPECIALIST, ONLY THAT SPECIALIST IS ACCEPTED. SHOULD "MD" BE INDICATED, THE SERVICE MAY BE PRESCRIBED/RECOMMENDED BY A GENERAL PRACTITIONER OR ANY MEDICAL SPECIALIST. COMMAS APPEARING IN THE "PRESCRIBER REQUIRED" AND "RECOMMENDER REQUIRED" COLUMNS INDICATE OR, EG. "MD", "RN" MEANS "MD" OR "RN". NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP) MAY PRESCRIBE POC 13 ITEMS IN PROVINCES IN WHICH THE PROFESSION IS REGULATED. SPECIAL NOTES NOTE 12 - VAC MAY PROVIDE A GPS IF THE CLIENT HAS A DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA. THE CLIENT MUST HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FROM A PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST IN GERIATRICS FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS (FRCP) (EITHER GERIATRIC MEDICINE OR COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA (CFPC) - CARE OF THE ELDERLY) SPECIFYING THE DEVICE BEING PRESCRIBED. CELLPHONES/TABLETS/SMART WATCHES OR SIMILAR DEVICES AND THE MONTHLY FEE FOR SUCH DEVICES ARE EXCLUDED.