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title: How to use the LFP Time Claiming tools
slug: portal-sub/how-to-use-the-lfp-time-claiming-tools
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:14.441Z
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This article relates to the Longitudinal Family Physician payment model in British Columbia. See more info in the overview article:

[LFP (Longitudinal Family Physician) Overview](docId\:obUuEDTCahJllBrdcae44)

There are two components to the LFP Time Claiming tool set in Profile:

1. A form to assist with creating the time claims.

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2. A toolbar button which will launch the form.

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## Create billing claims

As a provider or billing clerk, the tool was designed to help you create claims for the time codes.

1. Click the** **LFP Time Claiming toolbar button to open the LFP Time Claiming form.
2. Your current **POS **will be populated automatically, change this if necessary.
3. Select the appropriate **Provider **in the Provider field. If the Provider is acting as a locum on behalf of a Provider, check the **Locum **checkbox. It will be checked automatically if Cover has been set up or the Provider is in the LFPLOCUM Provider Group. 
4. Enter the **Start Date and Time** and **End Date and Time** for the time period that will be claimed. This should be up to 1 day at a time.
5. Enter the amount of time that the provider spent working on **Indirect Patient Time**, **Clinical Administration Time**, and **Excluded Services**.
6. When you open the form, the **Same patient for all claims **checkbox will be automatically checked and the first appointment with patient with BC MSP number that the Provider had on the Start Date will be populated automatically, or the patient from the Provider's first signed result if they had no appointments. The same patient will be applied to all of the claims. If you need them to be different, simply uncheck the box and type in the names in the additional Patient fields.
7. Check the **Keep Open **checkbox if you want to submit multiple sets of claims for different days or providers.
8. Click the **Create Claims **button to create the billing claims. The form will close automatically if the claims were created successfully, unless the Keep Open checkbox was checked. The billing claims can be seen and submitted in the Control Centre/Billing view.