5(1)A beneficiary who wishes to become eligible to receive entitled services shall register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a registration form provided by the Medicare Branch for the purpose, or be registered by a person acting on his behalf.

5(2.01)The Director may at any time re-issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card to a beneficiary and the New Brunswick Medicare Card held by the beneficiary immediately before receiving the re-issued card ceases to be a valid card upon receipt of the re-issued card.

5(2)After a beneficiary registers himself and his dependents in accordance with this section, the Director shall issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card for the beneficiary and for each dependent, which card shall bear the person’s name, birth date and Medicare number.

5(2.1)A New Brunswick Medicare Card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01) shall bear an expiry date, such expiry date to be determined by the Director.

5(2.2)A New Brunswick Medicare Card that was issued before September 1, 1992 and that does not bear an expiry date ceases to be a valid card as of September 1, 1992.

5(2.21)Every New Brunswick Medicare Card that is not made of plastic and that does not possess an electromagnetic strip on the back of the card ceases to be a valid card as of February 28, 1995.

5(2.3)A beneficiary who wishes to remain eligible to receive entitled services shall, before the expiry date on a card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01), as the case may be, re-register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a form provided by the Medicare Branch, or be re-registered by a person acting on the beneficiary’s behalf.

5(3)A beneficiary or a dependent requesting entitled services shall produce and show to the medical practitioner or oral and maxillofacial surgeon to whom the request is made, a valid unexpired card issued under this section identifying the beneficiary or dependent to whom it was issued and signed by the person or, if the person is unable to sign, by the person’s legal representative.

5(4)The Director may, in cases where the beneficiary and spouse do maintain the same household, deem both parties to be beneficiaries for purposes of the Act and this Regulation.

5(5)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the Director is satisfied that a person would have been eligible to receive entitled services as a beneficiary or dependent if that person had been registered with the Medicare Branch, he may deem the person to have been registered as a beneficiary or dependent for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation as of the date the person was eligible to be registered or re-registered as a beneficiary.

5(6)Where the Director is not satisfied that a person is eligible to become or continue as a beneficiary, he may require the person to complete and file with him a declaration of residency form provided by the Minister.

5(1)A beneficiary who wishes to become eligible to receive entitled services shall register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a registration form provided by the Medicare Branch for the purpose, or be registered by a person acting on his behalf.

5(2.01)The Director may at any time re-issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card to a beneficiary and the New Brunswick Medicare Card held by the beneficiary immediately before receiving the re-issued card ceases to be a valid card upon receipt of the re-issued card.

5(2)After a beneficiary registers himself and his dependents in accordance with this section, the Director shall issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card for the beneficiary and for each dependent, which card shall bear the person’s name, birth date and Medicare number.

5(2.1)A New Brunswick Medicare Card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01) shall bear an expiry date, such expiry date to be determined by the Director.

5(2.2)A New Brunswick Medicare Card that was issued before September 1, 1992 and that does not bear an expiry date ceases to be a valid card as of September 1, 1992.

5(2.21)Every New Brunswick Medicare Card that is not made of plastic and that does not possess an electromagnetic strip on the back of the card ceases to be a valid card as of February 28, 1995.

5(2.3)A beneficiary who wishes to remain eligible to receive entitled services shall, before the expiry date on a card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01), as the case may be, re-register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a form provided by the Medicare Branch, or be re-registered by a person acting on the beneficiary’s behalf.

5(3)A beneficiary or a dependent requesting entitled services shall produce and show to the medical practitioner or oral and maxillofacial surgeon to whom the request is made, a valid unexpired card issued under this section identifying the beneficiary or dependent to whom it was issued and signed by the person or, if the person is unable to sign, by the person’s legal representative.

5(4)The Director may, in cases where the beneficiary and spouse do maintain the same household, deem both parties to be beneficiaries for purposes of the Act and this Regulation.

5(5)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the Director is satisfied that a person would have been eligible to receive entitled services as a beneficiary or dependent if that person had been registered with the Medicare Branch, he may deem the person to have been registered as a beneficiary or dependent for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation as of the date the person was eligible to be registered or re-registered as a beneficiary.

5(6)Where the Director is not satisfied that a person is eligible to become or continue as a beneficiary, he may require the person to complete and file with him a declaration of residency form provided by the Minister.

5(1)A beneficiary who wishes to become eligible to receive entitled services shall register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a registration form provided by the Medicare Branch for the purpose, or be registered by a person acting on his behalf.

5(2.01)The Director may at any time re-issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card to a beneficiary and the New Brunswick Medicare Card held by the beneficiary immediately before receiving the re-issued card ceases to be a valid card upon receipt of the re-issued card.

5(2)After a beneficiary registers himself and his dependents in accordance with this section, the Director shall issue a New Brunswick Medicare Card for the beneficiary and for each dependent, which card shall bear the person’s name, birth date and Medicare number.

5(2.1)A New Brunswick Medicare Card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01) shall bear an expiry date, such expiry date to be determined by the Director.

5(2.2)A New Brunswick Medicare Card that was issued before September 1, 1992 and that does not bear an expiry date ceases to be a valid card as of September 1, 1992.

5(2.21)Every New Brunswick Medicare Card that is not made of plastic and that does not possess an electromagnetic strip on the back of the card ceases to be a valid card as of February 28, 1995.

5(2.3)A beneficiary who wishes to remain eligible to receive entitled services shall, before the expiry date on a card issued under subsection (2) or re-issued under subsection (2.01), as the case may be, re-register, together with any dependents, with the Medicare Branch on a form provided by the Medicare Branch, or be re-registered by a person acting on the beneficiary’s behalf.

5(3)A beneficiary or a dependent requesting entitled services shall produce and show to the medical practitioner or oral and maxillofacial surgeon to whom the request is made, a valid unexpired card issued under this section identifying the beneficiary or dependent to whom it was issued and signed by the person or, if the person is unable to sign, by the person’s legal representative.

5(4)The Director may, in cases where the beneficiary and spouse do maintain the same household, deem both parties to be beneficiaries for purposes of the Act and this Regulation.

5(5)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the Director is satisfied that a person would have been eligible to receive entitled services as a beneficiary or dependent if that person had been registered with the Medicare Branch, he may deem the person to have been registered as a beneficiary or dependent for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation as of the date the person was eligible to be registered or re-registered as a beneficiary.

5(6)Where the Director is not satisfied that a person is eligible to become or continue as a beneficiary, he may require the person to complete and file with him a Declaration of Residency Form as set out in Schedule 0.1.