Annual Privacy Compliance Verification of Express Scripts Canada (ESC) and the Health Information and Claims Processing Services (HICPS).

The Non-Insured Health Benefits Program is Health Canada's national, medically necessary health benefit program that provides coverage for benefit claims for a specified range of drugs, dental care, vision care, medical supplies and equipment, short-term crisis intervention mental health counselling and medical transportation for eligible First Nations people and Inuit.

The objective of this Privacy Verification is to verify the on-going application of the PIA recommendations and the privacy procedures for Health Canada’s Health Information and Claims Processing System (HICPS). The HICPS user and support community includes personnel from Health Canada, Express Scripts Canada (ECS) and relevant sub-contractors.

This verification work involves the identification of privacy risks associated with the collection, use, disclosure, retention and disposal of personal information by ESC in the course of providing services for Health Canada’s Non-insured Health Benefits Program, as well as the provision of a set of recommendations for mitigating said risks.