OHIP billing code for Form 3
Updated October 26, 2026
The OHIP billing code for a Form 3 is K624A, certification of involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act, $164.50; later re-certifications are K629A ($48.75). Form 3 is completed by the attending physician at the psychiatric facility, who can't be the physician who signed the Form 1, so a family physician bills it only when acting as that attending physician.
| Code | What it is | Fee | When to bill it |
|---|---|---|---|
| K624A | Certification of involuntary admission (Form 3) | $164.50 | You are the attending physician in a psychiatric facility and complete the certificate of involuntary admission. |
| K629A | All other re-certification(s) of involuntary admission, including completing the forms | $48.75 | You complete a later certificate (renewal or continuation) for the same involuntary patient. |
How to bill it
Check you can complete it. Under the Mental Health Act, the certificate of involuntary admission is completed by the attending physician after observing and examining the person in the psychiatric facility, and that physician can't be the one who completed the Form 1 application (MHA s.20(1)–(2)).
Bill K624A for the first certificate. It includes the history, examination, notifying the patient, family and relevant authorities, and completing the form (A24, GP34).
Bill K629A for each later re-certification.
Don't also bill an assessment the same day: consultations or assessments claimed in addition to certification or re-certification the same day pay nil (A25).
Billing rules
- K624 and K629 are listed under Family Practice and Practice in General, so a family physician who is the attending physician may bill them (A24).
- The physician who completes a certificate of involuntary admission must not be the physician who completed the Form 1 application for psychiatric assessment (MHA s.20(2)).
- Consultations or assessments claimed in addition to certification or re-certification the same day are payable at nil (A25).
- Examinations and documents under the Mental Health Act are insured services (Reg. 552 s.24(1.1) para 5).
- Certification of financial incompetence, including the assessment to decide it, is not an insured service (A25).
Questions
What is the OHIP billing code for Form 3?
The OHIP billing code for a Form 3 is K624A, certification of involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act, $164.50; later re-certifications are K629A ($48.75). Form 3 is completed by the attending physician at the psychiatric facility, who can't be the physician who signed the Form 1, so a family physician bills it only when acting as that attending physician.
I signed the Form 1. Can I also do the Form 3?
No. The Mental Health Act says the physician who completes the certificate of involuntary admission can't be the one who completed the application for psychiatric assessment (MHA s.20(2)).
Does a family physician bill anything when their patient is admitted on a Form 3?
Only if you are the attending physician at the psychiatric facility who completes it. Otherwise the Form 3 fee goes to the physician who completes it there. If you signed the Form 1, bill K623A for that.
Related: OHIP billing code for Form 1 · OHIP billing code for bipolar disorder
Sources
- Schedule of Benefits: Physician Services (effective July 1, 2026)
- Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7
- Health Insurance Act, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 552, section 24 (uninsured services)
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