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Get your Alberta Health Care Card
All Alberta residents are eligible for a Alberta Health Care Card. Your personal health card is essential for accessing and receiving insured health services offered in Alberta. It serves as proof you are eligible to receive full coverage for medically necessary physician services, insured hospital services, and some dental and oral surgical health services under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP).
Before you can have access to a Health Care Card, you must be eligible and apply for AHCIP. Please review the eligibility requirements before applying at the link below.
See here for eligibility: https://www.alberta.ca/ahcip-eligibility
To apply for AHCIP, you will need to fill out the application form. Below are the forms, along with a step-by-step guide to help fill out the application.
Application Form: https://formsmgmt.gov.ab.ca/Public/AHC0102.xdp
Application Form for Children of Non-Eligible Parents: https://cfr.forms.gov.ab.ca/form/ahc11455
Step-by-step guide to the application form: https://cfr.forms.gov.ab.ca/content/formopenhelp.html
Next, you will need supporting documents to show proof of Alberta residency, proof of identity, and legal entitlement to be and remain in Canada. See the website below for the full accepted types of supporting documents.
Website: https://www.alberta.ca/ahcip-how-to-apply
After gathering all of your documents, you can submit the application. The application is accepted either through mail or in person.
In-person locator: https://www.alberta.ca/ahcip-registry-locations
Mailing address: Alberta Health | Attention: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan | PO Box 1360, Station Main, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2N3
After completing all the steps, your application will be submitted. Once you are approved (in about 5 processing days), you will receive your Alberta Health Care Card in the mail and registered for AHCIP.
For more information, visit the Alberta Government website. https://www.alberta.ca/paper-health-card