Eligible FPs will have received the below information by email from Doctors of BC/FPSC:

The Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) has approved a one-time $10,000 Maternity Care Network Grant to family physicians who are actively participating in the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative and who commit to continuing to participate in the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative until December 31, 2023. The grant is intended to support family physicians to maintain maternity care services in hospitals until a long term payment model is implemented for family physicians providing maternity services in hospital.

To be eligible for the grant, family physicians must be actively participating and meeting the requirements of the Maternity Care Network Initiative (14010) as of June 30, 2023, and commit to doing so until December 31, 2023. Please see the FPSC Maternity Care Billing Guide for more details about the requirements of the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative.

Additional eligibility information for physicians on a temporary absence be found here.

To apply for the grant, please complete this online application form by July 31, 2023. The application form will require you to confirm that you understand and meet the requirements of the grant.

After FPSC has reviewed and approved your application, Doctors of BC will send you an email confirming the payment, and the payment will be remitted to the same bank account that you have linked to receive sessional payments from Doctors of BC. Please login to your Doctors of BC account (My Account > My Details > Bank Accounts) to verify that your bank account is linked.

Please see the FAQ document for more information about the FPSC Maternity Care Network Grant.

If you have further questions about the grant, please contact fpsc.billing@doctorsofbc.ca