If you leave Saskatchewan to set up residency elsewhere, your Saskatchewan health services card is valid for only the balance of the month you move plus the next two full months.

For example, if you leave Saskatchewan to move to another province September 27th, Saskatchewan Health ends your Saskatchewan coverage November 30th.

You should provide Saskatchewan Health Registration with your new address and the date you will be leaving the province. In addition, you should register for benefits in your new province of residence immediately upon arrival.

Married/Common-law couples:

A. If you leave Saskatchewan and your spouse does not leave with you, but joins you within 12 months of your departure, Saskatchewan Health covers both of you until the end of the second month following the month your spouse leaves the province.

For example, if you leave Saskatchewan to move to another province January 1st and your spouse joins you on June 10th, Saskatchewan Health continues to cover both of you until August 31st.

B. If your spouse does not join you within the 12-month period, the coverage periods for both of you will differ.

For example, if you leave Saskatchewan to move to another province January 1st, 2000 and your spouse joins you June 10th, 2001, Saskatchewan Health covers you for the period January 1st, 2000 to December 31st, 2000, and your spouse for the period January 1st, 2000 through August 31st, 2001.