Request an EAP biosimilar exemption — fill the patient section fast

An EAP biosimilar exemption request has a patient section and a physician section. This guide is an example of storing the patient details in hivi so the patient section fills quickly before the physician adds their clinical justification.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Get coverage for prescription drugs — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): EAP Biosimilar Exemption Request — on00521

What this form is about

When a patient is currently on a biologic therapy and the Ontario Drug Benefit program mandates a switch to a biosimilar, a physician can apply for an exemption on clinical grounds. The patient section identifies the individual; the physician provides the clinical justification for the exemption.

Before you start: what to gather (patient section)

• The patient's name and Ontario health number.
• The prescribing physician to complete the clinical exemption section.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store the patient details once. Save the name and health number in hivi.
2. Autofill the patient section. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from the saved profile inside hivi.
3. Physician completes the exemption rationale.
4. Submit to the EAP.

Why do it in hivi

The same patient identity details appear on every EAP request — biosimilar exemptions, drug-specific requests, and renewals. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — the patient section fills itself each time.