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Official sources and dates

Go to the documents that govern or explain FHO+ billing when a rule is unclear.

Quick answer: Start with the current Schedule of Benefits and Ministry INFOBulletins. Use OMA FHO+ guidance for practical interpretation, then confirm claim-specific questions through your usual billing support channel.

Last reviewed September 9, 2026

Use sources in this order

Check the current Schedule of Benefits and Fee Schedule Master for the rule and payable amount in force.
Check the current-year Ministry INFOBulletins for recent implementation or processing changes.
Read the OMA FHO+ hourly guide and FAQ for examples and practical interpretation.
For a rejected or adjusted claim, use the explanatory code and claims-submission resources before requesting an adjustment.
If sources conflict, do not guess. Confirm the rule with the Ministry, OMA, or your billing advisor and keep the answer with the service-date record.

Check the service date

Apply the rule that was in force on the service date, not only the day you read the wiki.
Treat Year 1 guidance as applying from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 unless a newer Ministry notice says otherwise.
Use the Last reviewed date on each article to decide whether you need to reopen the source.

Report a stale rule or product mismatch

Use Contact in the site footer and include the article, the service date, the source link, and what the app shows. Do not include patient identifiers unless your support process requires them.

Important notes

The linked sources govern the rule. This wiki explains how to use the app alongside them.

Sources

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Introduction — Use this help center to understand the app, the FHO+ hourly categories, and the checks to make before billing.
Start here — Set up the app once, record the day while it is fresh, and review the month before you prepare claims.
Log a day — Enter the time you worked for one service date and keep the four categories separate.
Read your billing snapshot — Understand the room calculations and prompts that change as you edit a day.
Use the time tools — Measure one work block or total several blocks before applying the result to Today.
Review a month — Use Calendar to find blank days, correct records, and check the month before claim preparation.
Create presets and weekday rules — Reduce repeated entry while keeping the saved record tied to what actually happened.
Export records and prepare claims — Create a readable date-range report and a code-by-code summary for your normal billing workflow.
Manage local data, sync, and backups — Know where your records live before you change browsers, devices, or accounts.
Use FHO+ Billing across devices — Set up FHO+ Billing on web and iPhone with the same account, then check whether your preferences and saved billing records have synced.
Review FHO+ billing records before export — A practical review checklist for Ontario FHO+ physicians using FHO+ Billing to check service dates, categories, limits, saved entries, and reports.
FHO+ billing terms for Ontario physicians — A plain-language glossary of FHO+, hourly-rate categories, Q-codes, rostered patients, billing units, and continuity terminology used in Ontario physician guidance.
If the numbers look wrong — A short diagnostic checklist for totals, room calculations, missing days, and saved data.
Check eligibility — Use the patient, service, physician, and location as the starting point before you choose an hourly code.
Choose a fee code — Keep the four hourly categories consistent in Today, reports, and billing software.
Indirect care vs clinical administration — Separate the two support categories that are easiest to confuse.
Rates, units, and rounding — Convert the time in each category into claim units and the correct base value.
Daily and monthly caps — Check the shared daily maximum and the prorated monthly maximum before submitting a large day or month.
Support-time ratios — Keep indirect care and clinical administration within the two monthly ratios.
Document a claimed day — Keep the daily totals and activity summaries needed to support hourly claims.
Prepare and check a claim — Move from the app's saved records to your normal OHIP billing process without missing the claim details.
Virtual care and other settings — Use location and service type to place virtual care, home visits, and long-term-care work in the right category.
Learners and locums — Apply the hourly guidance when teaching during care or covering an FHO practice as a locum.
Fix common mistakes — Run this checklist before you send a large claim or finish the month.
What changed on April 1, 2026 — A short guide to the FHO+ changes that sit beside the hourly-rate program.
Continuity and outside use — Understand the continuity measure without confusing it with hourly time tracking.
Official sources and dates — Go to the documents that govern or explain FHO+ billing when a rule is unclear.