Seeking information regarding Yukon's Chronic Disease and Disability Benefits Program, as governed by the Chronic Disease and Disability Regulation, pursuant to section 8 of the Health Care Insurance Act. Specifically, seeking information about: how decisions are made and by whom. The Regulations speak to the potential for a Chronic Disease and Disability .Benefits Advisory Committee (11) and states " This Committee will periodically review the administration of the Plan, particularly the amount and types of drugs paid for under the Plan, and recommend to the director changes in the administration of the Plan" and yet no such Committee exists, or if it does exist, it is not listed in any of the directories related to Yukon Government Board and Committees. So, in the absence of this committee, who is making the decisions related to amounts and types of drugs covered by the plan? No information about this is available anywhere and was also not provided to me when I called the Chronic Disease and Disability Benefits Program office. Transparency about how these decisions are made and by whom is very important, as this is a public program and have encountered challenges in accessing it to support child's medication in relation to disability. Please advise. Timeframe: September 13, 1994 - September 12, 2023
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The department has clarified with the applicant that they are looking for specifically who is making the decisions related to amounts and types of drugs covered by Yukon’s Chronic Disease and Disability Benefits Program.