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Medication Administration Program (MAP)

Publication date: May 27, 2026

This web page explains how pharmacies can apply for and participate in the Medication Administration Program, running July 15, 2026, to January 2027.

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Overview

BC PharmaCare’s temporary Medication Administration Program (MAP) pays approved pharmacies a service fee when they support approved B.C. residents in their homes with complex medication tasks. The time-limited program launches on July 15, 2026, and will end in January 2027.

Pharmacies must have submitted the Medication Administration Program application (linked below) as the first step, between Friday, May 29, 2026, and Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Applications received after 11:59 pm, Thursday, June 4, will not be considered.

If an application is approved, PharmaCare will follow up with information about how to enrol clients. Only approved pharmacies will be contacted.

MAP services

Services must be provided by a:

  • B.C. licensed healthcare professional acting within their regulated scope of practice, or
  • Care aide registered* with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry and acting within their trained role as outlined in the Registry’s Health Care Assistant Care Activities Chart (PDF, 270KB)

*To confirm the registration status of a care aide, pharmacies may ask the care aide to provide a registration confirmation letter. They can download this letter by logging into their account on the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry and clicking on “Print Registration Confirmation”. The auto-generated letter will contain the HCA’s registration status and number. Only HCAs with active registration in good standing can access the registration confirmation letter.

Services must include:

Services may include:

  • Clinical assessment and monitoring, including monitoring of vital signs, and other physical assessment if necessary for therapy adjustments
  • Coordinating care with other healthcare providers such as prescribers, mental health teams, and case managers, if necessary or requested by the client

Clients must be enrolled in MSP and meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Significant physical, functional, or cognitive disabilities or barriers preventing them from safely self‑administering injection‑based therapies such as insulin or low-molecular weight heparins
  • Referred by another health authority–based licensed healthcare professional, and are on at least one medication requiring daily monitoring and dose adjustment
  • Enrolled through program affiliations or contractual agreements with health authorities or non-profit health service delivery organizations that existed on or before June 1, 2026, serving older adults (50+) or individuals requiring substance use care
  • Actively followed by community mental health teams and require supervised medication administration and adherence monitoring to support ongoing psychiatric stability

MAP application

The application period has closed.

If an application is approved, PharmaCare will follow up with information about how to submit a client roster. Only approved pharmacies will be contacted.

Once fully enrolled in the program, pharmacies will enter the MAP PIN to claim service(s) – one claim per client per day on which services are provided. The MAP fee is $8.

Pharmacies will be required to keep a log of services provided, using the BC PharmaCare MAP Service Log (PDF, 633KB) or another log that captures the same information.

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Forms

MAP Patient Roster

Pharmacies whose MAP applications have been approved must submit the MAP Patient Roster by June 19, 2026. Patient Rosters submitted after 11:59 pm, June 19, will not be accepted. New patients will not be accepted for the duration of the program.

Approved pharmacies will have received an email with a password to open the MAP Patient Roster (Excel file). Be sure to complete both tabs of the Patient Roster: "Pharmacy Info" and "Patient Info".

MAP Service Log

All MAP services must be documented either in this log or in a log maintained by the pharmacy that captures the same information. Each MAP service must be recorded on the same day it is provided.

Pharmacies are responsible for retaining this documentation in the pharmacy and must be able to provide upon request the MAP Service Log; supporting records related to client assessment and monitoring; and where applicable, documentation of the referral or a formal agreement with a health authority or community organization. 

MAP Health Professional Change form

Pharmacies enrolled in the BC PharmaCare Medication Administration Program (MAP) must submit this form when there is a change in the licensed healthcare professionals or care aides who provide MAP services on the pharmacy’s behalf.