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Saskatchewan Aids to Independent Living
1. Eligibility
To be eligible for SAIL, you must:
- Be a resident of Saskatchewan (check your eligibility for health benefits in Saskatchewan);
- Possess a valid Saskatchewan Health Services Number;
- Be referred for service by an authorized health care professional;
- Use a service in Saskatchewan, unless pre-authorized by Saskatchewan Health; and
- Not receive benefits from other government agencies such as Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), Worker's Compensation Board, Health Canada (Non-Insured Health Benefits Program), or Department of Veterans Affairs
For more information, see the SAIL General Policies.
2. Program Objectives
- Provide people with physical disabilities and certain chronic health conditions a basic level of coverage for disability related equipment, devices, products, and supplies in a cost effective and timely manner.
- Improve affordability of disability supports.
- Ensure easy access to benefits by maintaining effective co-ordination with health professionals and provider agencies in the community and institutions.
- Help facilitate discharge from hospital so people can return to their homes.
- Ensure appropriate and reasonable use of SAIL benefits.
3. Universal Benefits Programs
- Prosthetics and Orthotics Program
- Mobility and Assistive Devices (Special Needs Equipment) Program
- Therapeutic Nutritional Products Program
- Respiratory Equipment Program
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Loan Program - Home Oxygen Program
- Children's Enteral Feeding Pump Program
- Compression Garment Program
4. Special Benefit Programs
- Paraplegia Program
- Cystic Fibrosis Program
- Chronic End-Stage Renal Disease Program
- Ostomy Program
- Haemophilia Program
- Aids to the Blind
- Saskatchewan Insulin Pump Program