The annual Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) payment values relational continuity by compensating physicians for the size and complexity of their patient panel. The CLFP payment is available to family physicians providing longitudinal family physician services under fee-for-service or an eligible General Practice Full-Scope Service contract. As a reminder, to be eligible for the CLFP payment, physicians must also participate in the Provincial Attachment System (PAS) by uploading and maintaining an accurate list of empanelled patients, and actively updating their availability for accepting new patients.
This page provides information about the 2026 CLFP payment.
If you have questions about your eligibility or steps to claim prior year CLFP payments, please contact fp.billing@doctorsofbc.ca.
2026 CLFP payment changes
Beginning with the 2026 CLFP payment, claims for installments covering Fee-for-Service (FFS) work provided more than six months prior to the last day of the most recent payment period are now subject to additional review and approval.
The maximum allowable retroactive period payable for any CLFP payment is 18 months from the last day of the most recent payment period. CLFP payments covering work more than 18 months prior to the last day of the most recent payment period are no longer payable.
For detailed information about the 2026 CLFP payment, please review the 2026 CLFP payment FAQ document.
2026 CLFP payment timelines
| Payment period | Claim form deadline | Payments to be made no later than |
| January 1 - March 31, 2026 | April 10, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| April 1 - June 20, 2026 | July 10, 2026 | August 31, 2026 |
| July 1 - September 30, 2026 | October 9, 2026 | November 30, 2026 |
| October 1 - December 31, 2026 | January 8, 2026 | February 28, 2027 |
- Who is eligible for the 2026 CLFP payment?
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A) Family physicians who bill fee-for-service
Fee-for-service, community-based family physicians are eligible for the 2026 CLFP payment if they:- Have submitted and met the requirements of the Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) Portal Code (14070) in 2026. The submission of 14070 signifies that in 2026, the physician is:
- A community longitudinal family physician (as defined in the FPSC Preamble), with an office from which they provide in-person medical services to a known panel of patients.
- The MRP for the majority of the patient’s longitudinal primary medical care, providing continuous comprehensive coordinated family practice services to patients, and will continue to do so for the duration of that calendar year.
- Confirming doctor-patient relationship with existing patients through a standardized conversation or “family physician-patient compact.”
- Able to produce a list of active patients for whom they are the MRP.
- Have at least 250 empanelled patients within four months of beginning practice as a community longitudinal family physician in 2026.
Contribute to “overhead costs”, such as rent, lease, or ownership, as well as other operating costs (e.g. staffing, equipment, and supplies) of the clinics that are my CLFP clinic under Fee-for-Service. - Participate in the Provincial Attachment System (PAS), including:
- Have developed and uploaded their list of empanelled patients.
- Commit to maintaining an accurate and current list of empanelled patients and updating their panel data as needed.
- Commit to attaching suitable patients in their communities through the PAS and other means, if they have capacity to do so.
- Commit to actively updating their availability for accepting new patients.
- Commit to working with their clinic medical directors/staff delegates to update information on the Clinic and Provider Registry.
B) Family physicians who work under an General Practice Full Scope Service Contract
To be eligible for the 2026 CLFP payment, family physicians who work under a General Practice Full Scope Service Contract must meet all the following requirements:
- Have at least 250 empanelled patients within four months of beginning practice as a community longitudinal family physician in 2026.
- Contribute to “overhead costs”, such as rent, lease, or ownership, as well as other operating costs (e.g. staffing, equipment, and supplies) of the clinics that are my CLFP clinic under the General Practice Full Scope Contract.
- Be working under a General Practice Full Scope Contract.
- Not receive an equivalent payment as part of their current contract; and,
- Participate in the Provincial Attachment System (PAS), including:
- Have developed and uploaded their list of empanelled patients.
- Commit to maintaining an accurate and current list of empanelled patients and updating their panel data as needed.
- Commit to attaching suitable patients in their communities through the PAS and other means, if they have the capacity to do so.
- Commit to actively updating their availability for accepting new patients.
- Commit to working with their clinic medical directors/staff delegates to update information on the Clinic and Provider Registry.
- Have submitted and met the requirements of the Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) Portal Code (14070) in 2026. The submission of 14070 signifies that in 2026, the physician is: