Maternity Care

The FPSC Maternity Care Network Payment (previously 14010) supports family physicians providing full-scope maternity care to patients in their community in working together. Eligible FPs who meet the eligibility criteria can receive up to $8,400 ($2,100/quarter) per year. Payments will be remitted on a quarterly basis. 

What has changed, beginning in April 2025? 

Physicians previously claimed this network payment every quarter by submitting the MSP fee code 14010. Beginning in April 2025, physicians participating in the Maternity Care Network will claim the payment by submitting an FPSC claim form once annually. The payment amount remains the same and will continue to be remitted directly to physicians via their preferred MSP payee number on a quarterly basis.  

Eligibility Requirements 

To be eligible as a member of the network, you must meet the following eligibility criteria for the duration of each payment period: 

• Be a family physician in active practice in BC. 
• Have hospital privileges to provide obstetrical care. 
• Be associated and registered with a minimum of three other network members (special consideration will be given in those hospital communities with fewer than four doctors providing maternity care. Please contact fp.billing@doctorsofbc.ca to request special consideration). 
• Cooperate with other members of the network to ensure that one member is always available for deliveries. 
• Make patients aware of the members of the network and the support specialists who are available for complicated cases. 
• Accept a reasonable number of referrals of pregnant patients from doctors who do not have hospital privileges to deliver babies. 
  • Please note that the preferred first visit to the doctor planning to deliver the baby is no later than 12 weeks of pregnancy and the referring doctor may, with the agreement of the delivering doctor, provide a portion of the prenatal care); 
• Share prenatal records (real or virtual) with other members of the network as practical, with the expectation to work toward utilizing an electronic prenatal record. 
• Schedule at least four deliveries in each six-month period (April to September, October to March). 

Please note the Maternity Care Network is payable for participation in the network activity for most of the calendar quarter (50% plus 1 day). 

Eligible physicians will receive an invitation email in early April with instructions for claiming the payment, as well as a quarterly email confirming that they continue to meet the eligibility criteria. If you believe that you are eligible for this payment but have not received an invitation email, please contact fp.billing@doctorsofbc.ca to inquire about your eligibility. 

To retroactively claim the Maternity Care Network fee (14010) prior to April 1, 2025, please review our FAQ document for instructions and/or contact fp.billing@doctorsofbc.ca for further instructions. 

Eligible physicians participating in the FPSC Maternity Care Network can continue to bill the Maternity Care Risk Assessment (14002). Please review the FPSC Maternity Care Billing Guide below for instructions for billing this fee code. 

Resources:

• FPSC Network Payment FAQs
• FPSC Maternity Care Billing Guide (14002)

For information about Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC), please visit this webpage.

Updated March 21, 2025