OHIP Remittance Advice code EA
Service date is not within an eligible period Services provided on or after the 20th of this month will not be paid unless eligibility status changes
Ontario Ministry of Health, Remittance Advice Explanatory Codes
Where you’ll see it
On your Remittance Advice. The claim was assessed, and this explanatory code says how it was paid, reduced or refused. The Remittance Advice arrives monthly, in the first week.
Check the patient's details and eligibility
This is about the patient, not the coding: the health number, version code, eligibility dates or registration details. Confirm them against the health card or with the patient, correct the claim, and resubmit. Changing the fee code won't help.
For a claim already on your Remittance Advice, follow the ministry's instruction in the description. That is either a corrected resubmission or a Remittance Advice Inquiry (RAI), and both are still subject to the three-month limit from the date of service.
Our summary is a guide, not a ruling. The ministry’s wording and the current Schedule of Benefits are what OHIP applies. See OHIP Error Report vs Remittance Advice: reading the codes for how the two reports differ.
Related Remittance Advice codes
- E4 · Service date after the eligibility termination date
- E5 · Service date not within an eligible period
- E6 · Service Date after Eligibility End Date Eligibility Terminated as MOH Records Indicate Patient Deceased
- E9 · Service Date after Eligibility End Date Eligibility Terminated Due to no Response to Notice to Register
- EF · Incorrect version code-services provided on or after the 20th of this month will not be paid unless the current version code is provided
- EV · Check health card for current version code
- GF · Coverage lapsed-bill patient for future claims
- J1 · Service Date is Before the Effective Date of OHIP Coverage