Treatment Coverage

All insurance and employee health benefits plans offer different coverage. To find out if a holistic health practice is covered, contact your insurance provider directly.

If your benefit plan does not cover a holistic health practice that you find effective, ask your insurance provider to include it in your coverage. This supports recognition of holistic therapies for the health benefits they provide and promotes robust insurance coverage.

When you contact your insurance company, include the following information:

• what practice(s) you want added to your coverage
• how this practice addresses any ailments or injuries you have
• how past/current treatments improved your overall work performance or well-being

We have prepared coverage request letters for some holistic health practices that you can send to your insurance provider.

Adding Holistic Health Practices to Your Employee Health Benefits Plan

Please copy the text below from the box of the practice you wish to add to your health benefits plan, then paste it into an email message. Sign the email as you normally would in a professional capacity.

If you are an ASEBP employee, you must email your request to benefits@asebp.ca. All other clients should email their plan administrator.

If you would like to add multiple practices to your health benefit plan, please email pdonovan@nhpcanada.org, and we will prepare a custom letter for you.

AcupressureTo Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that acupressure is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My acupressure practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC acupressure practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for acupressure practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim acupressure sessions provided by NHPC acupressure practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create an Acupressure category that will allow for the reimbursement of acupressure sessions and a policy that states NHPC acupressure practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about acupressure, the quality of NHPC acupressure practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Aromatherapy

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that aromatherapy is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My aromatherapist is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC aromatherapists are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards, which are consistent with those put forth by the Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA) and the British Columbia Alliance of Aromatherapy (BCAOA). The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for aromatherapist members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim aromatherapy sessions provided by NHPC aromatherapists through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create an Aromatherapy category that will allow for the reimbursement of aromatherapy sessions and a policy that states NHPC aromatherapists are eligible providers for such category. For more information about aromatherapy, the quality of NHPC aromatherapists, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

BodyTalk®

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that BodyTalk is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My BodyTalk practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC BodyTalk practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for BodyTalk practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim BodyTalk sessions provided by NHPC BodyTalk practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a BodyTalk category that will allow for the reimbursement of BodyTalk sessions and a policy that states NHPC BodyTalk practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about BodyTalk, the quality of NHPC BodyTalk practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Bowen

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that Bowen is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My Bowen practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC Bowen practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for Bowen practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim Bowen sessions provided by NHPC Bowen practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Bowen category that will allow for the reimbursement of Bowen sessions and a policy that states NHPC Bowen practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about Bowen, the quality of NHPC Bowen practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Craniosacral Therapy

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that craniosacral therapy is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My craniosacral therapist is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC craniosacral therapists are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards, which are consistent with those put forth by the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (BCTA/NA), the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the United Kingdom (CSTA) and the International Affiliation of Biodynamic Training (IABT). The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for craniosacral therapist members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim craniosacral therapy sessions provided by NHPC craniosacral therapists through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Craniosacral Therapy category that will allow for the reimbursement of craniosacral therapy sessions and a policy that states NHPC craniosacral therapists are eligible providers for such category. For more information about craniosacral therapy, the quality of NHPC craniosacral therapists, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Energy Work

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that energy work is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My energy work practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC energy work practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for energy work practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim energy work sessions provided by NHPC energy work practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create an Energy Work category that will allow for the reimbursement of energy work sessions and a policy that states NHPC energy work practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about energy work, the quality of NHPC energy work practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Reflexology

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that reflexology is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My reflexologist is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC reflexologists are skilled, professional and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards, which are consistent with those put forth by the Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC) and the Reflexology Registration Council of Ontario (RRCO). The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for reflexologist members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim reflexology sessions provided by NHPC reflexologists through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Reflexology category that will allow for the reimbursement of reflexology sessions and a policy that states NHPC reflexologists are eligible providers for such category. For more information about reflexology, the quality of NHPC reflexologists, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Reiki

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that reiki is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My reiki practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC reiki practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for reiki practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim reiki sessions provided by NHPC reiki practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Reiki category that will allow for the reimbursement of reiki sessions and a policy that states NHPC reiki practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about reiki, the quality of NHPC reiki practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Rolfing Structural Integration®

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that Rolfing structural integration is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My Rolfing structural integration practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC Rolfing structural integration practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for Rolfing structural integration practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim Rolfing structural integration sessions provided by NHPC Rolfing structural integration practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Rolfing Structural Integration category that will allow for the reimbursement of Rolfing structural integration sessions and a policy that states NHPC Rolfing structural integration practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about Rolfing structural integration, the quality of NHPC Rolfing structural integration practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Shiatsu

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that shiatsu is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My shiatsu practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC shiatsu practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for shiatsu practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim shiatsu sessions provided by NHPC shiatsu practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Shiatsu category that will allow for the reimbursement of shiatsu sessions and a policy that states NHPC shiatsu practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about shiatsu, the quality of NHPC shiatsu practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Thai Massage

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that Thai massage is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My Thai massage therapist is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC Thai massage therapists are skilled, professional and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards, which are consistent with those put forth by the Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI) and the Nuad Boran Thai Association Europe (NBTAE). The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for Thai massage therapist members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim Thai massage sessions provided by NHPC Thai massage therapists through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Thai massage category that will allow for the reimbursement of Thai massage sessions and a policy that states NHPC Thai massage therapists are eligible providers for such category. For more information about Thai massage, the quality of NHPC Thai massage therapists, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Touch For Health®

To Whom It May Concern: As a member of our workplace health benefit plan, I would like to offer a suggestion to improve our health benefits package. I find that Touch For Health is effective in maintaining good health, and I am very pleased with the results of my treatments. Unfortunately, it is currently not reimbursable in our health benefit plan. My Touch For Health practitioner is registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC), a professional member association with high standards for its various holistic health practitioners. I have every confidence that NHPC Touch For Health practitioners are skilled, professional, and essential to my health care. As part of their high professional standards, the NHPC evaluates applicant qualifications to ensure they meet the Association's education and training standards. The Association also establishes and promotes an industry-compliant scope of practice, standards of practice, and record-keeping best practices for Touch For Health practitioner members. Members are further required to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills to support continued safe and effective practice using a robust Continued Competency Program. Through a stringent Code of Ethics and a thorough Complaints Resolution Process, the NHPC creates and maintains accountability of all members. I believe I should have the benefit of being able to claim Touch For Health sessions provided by NHPC Touch For Health practitioners through my health benefit plan. I request that our workplace health benefit plan create a Touch For Health category that will allow for the reimbursement of Touch For Health sessions and a policy that states NHPC Touch For Health practitioners are eligible providers for such category. For more information about Touch For Health, the quality of NHPC Touch For Health practitioners, and approving the Association, please contact the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.