If I pay a psychologist for ADHD testing, is only the psychiatrist portion covered by OHIP in Ontario?
If I pay a psychologist for ADHD testing, is only the psychiatrist portion covered by OHIP in Ontario?
2026-08-06 18:47683 views
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Fastreat Team
If you pay a psychologist for ADHD testing in Ontario, that psychologist fee is not an OHIP insured service; a separate medically necessary psychiatrist visit can still be covered by OHIP when the psychiatrist bills OHIP. Paying the psychologist does not purchase an OHIP psychologist benefit, and it does not automatically make the psychiatrist visit free unless that psychiatrist visit itself is an insured physician service. The two bills are different providers and different payers. OHIP covers medically necessary physician and, in publicly funded models, nurse practitioner care. Private psychologist testing sits outside that list.
Rules, coverage and referral pathways vary by province and can change; confirm the current position with the relevant institution or provincial program.
References:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/what-ohip-covers
2026-08-07 11:15 599 views
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