Eligibility for MSI
To be eligible for MSI, you must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant/permanent resident who makes a home in Nova Scotia and is present in the province 183 days each calendar year. Nova Scotia Health Cards expire every four years; this does not change your eligibility status, but you must renew your card when it expires to stay covered.

Coverage by MSI
Nova Scotia MSI covers most medically necessary procedures and services. The following services are some of the services covered by Nova Scotia MSI:

• physicians