Veterans Health Care Regulations

7 (1) Subject to subsections (2), (2.1), (2.2) and (3), the costs of travel referred to in paragraphs 6(a) and (b) are payable in respect of a client who receives treatment benefits in Canada in respect of

• (a) transportation by the most convenient and economical means of transportation appropriate to the condition of the client

  • (i) where the client is resident in Canada, between the client’s residence and the appropriate treatment centre nearest to that residence, and

  • (ii) where the client is resident in a country other than Canada, between the client’s point of entry into Canada and the appropriate treatment centre nearest to that point;

• (b) transportation between the treatment centre and the accommodations referred to in paragraph (d);

• (c) meals; and

• (d) standard commercial sleeping accommodations that are conveniently located in respect of the treatment centre, or private accommodations.

(2) Where the means of transportation referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) is a taxi, $5.00 shall, subject to subsection 34(2), be deducted from the costs of travel for each trip.

(2.1) Where the means of transportation referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) is a private automobile other than a taxi, whether belonging to the client or otherwise, the costs of travel

• (a) are payable at the rate established for employees of the public service of Canada in Appendix B of the Travel Directive of the National Joint Council, as amended from time to time, plus two cents per kilometre; and

• (b) include the cost of parking while the client is at the treatment centre.

(2.2) The costs of travel referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are payable at the same rates, less any minimum rates that apply, as those established for employees of the public service of Canada in Appendices C and D of the Travel Directive of the National Joint Council, as amended from time to time.

(3) The costs of travel referred to in paragraphs 6(a) and (b) are payable, in respect of a client who receives treatment benefits in a country other than Canada and who is a resident of that country or who is in that country for a purpose other than seeking treatment, at the same rate and subject to the same conditions as the rate and conditions that are established for former members of the armed forces of that country for similar costs of travel or, where no such rate is established, at the rate that would be payable under subsection (1) if the client were resident in Canada.