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New Brunswick SD Medical Report (Social Assistance)

New Brunswick Social Development uses this physician's report to confirm that a social assistance applicant or client is unable to work for six months or more, or is at least seven months pregnant. It can set the Transitional Assistance rate, exempt a person living in the parental home from the Household Income Policy, and, with reports covering 24 months, support a Long-Term Health Needs designation.

Who completes it

A physician completes the report and assesses the person's health. Social Development, not the physician, then assesses how the condition affects the person's ability to work.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
The report goes to Social Development through the client's case manager; when it supports a Long-Term Needs designation, the Medical Advisory Board reviews it.
Who pays
Policy 1.2 states that Social Development will not pay for the cost of a Medical Report used for the Long-Term Needs designation.

Good to know

  • For single- and two-person households aged 19 to 54, one member's report of being unable to work six months or more, or seven or more months pregnant, can bring the Transitional Assistance rate.
  • If later reports cover less than six months, the Transitional Assistance rate stays in effect as long as there is no break in the period the reports cover.
  • Under Policy 1.13, reports covering 24 months, or for applicants one report stating the condition has existed for 24 months, support a Long-Term Health Needs designation approved by the Medical Advisory Board.
  • The Long-Term Needs decision cannot be appealed, and the designation is permanent, staying with the client however long they are off assistance.

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SD Medical Report

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Frequently asked questions

What does the NB SD Medical Report need to say?

For rate purposes, the report must state that the person is unable to work for six months or more, or is seven months or more pregnant. The physician assesses the person's health, and Social Development then judges the effect of the condition on their ability to work.

Does Social Development pay for the Medical Report?

Policy 1.2 states that Social Development will not pay for a Medical Report for the Long-Term Needs designation. The same policy lets the department pay, as a special benefit, for the medical or examination reports used in Blind, Deaf or Disabled certification, which are separate forms.

Can someone living with their parents get assistance with this report?

Under the Household Income Policy, people living in the parental home are generally ineligible for income assistance. One listed exemption is an SD Medical Report completed by a physician stating that the person is unable to work for six months or more or is seven months pregnant.