The GPSC has announced that this year’s Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) payment will increase by an average of $6200 over last year’s average payment. This includes a one-time payment to eligible family physicians (an average of $5000), along with an ongoing increase (an average of $1200). Family physicians will receive this payment in February 2022.
Increase in annual payment
- The average annual payment will increase by about $1200 from last year, and this increase is expected to continue in future years. This means that the majority of eligible doctors will receive a payment amount between $5000 to $8000 for the year.
- The minimum CLFP payment amount for 2021 will increase to $4000 (last year’s minimum was $3000). The maximum payment amount will remain at $12,000.
- The payment amount to eligible new-to-practice physicians will also increase to $4000 (from $3000 in previous years).
One-time payment
- In addition to the annual CLFP payment increase, eligible family doctors will receive a one-time payment of $3000 to $7000 based on the number and complexity of Majority Source of Care (MSOC) patients associated with the family doctor.
- The one-time payment is only available to family doctors who receive the regular CLFP payment in 2021 and is not available to doctors receiving the CLFP 2021 new-to-practice payment.
- This one-time payment likely won’t be available in future years.
Eligible physicians, including new-to-practice physicians, will receive an email from FPSC with payment details.
For more information, including details about eligibility, please review the detailed news item on the GPSC website. If you have questions, please contact fpsc.billing@doctorsofbc.ca.