1. If your baby was born in Ontario

There is a special application process for babies born in Ontario.

You can fill out an Ontario Health Coverage Infant Registration form, also known as form 4440-82. The staff in the hospital where your baby was born or your registered midwife gives you this form.

The form asks for your baby's information, including:

• name
• birth date
• mailing address

The form also asks you to confirm that your baby:

• will live primarily in Ontario
• will be in Ontario for at least 153 days (or about 5 months) in any 12 month-period

The top part of the form is sent to the Ontario government by hospital staff or your midwife.

The bottom part of the form has a health card number for your baby. You can separate the bottom part and use it as the baby's health card until you get the plastic OHIP card in the mail.