Provincial form
Saskatchewan SAID Medical Report
SAID — Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability — is a provincial income program for people with a substantial and enduring disability. The medical report is how you describe that disability in functional terms. It is not AISH, not EIA, and not a sick note for SIS (Saskatchewan Income Support).
What SAID needs from you
Use the current SAID medical form from the Saskatchewan government. The applicant and their worker complete non-medical sections. You complete the clinical assessment of impairment, daily living, and whether the condition is expected to last.
SAID is built for substantial, long-term disability. A six-week post-op recovery does not belong here. A progressive neurologic disease, a chronic psychotic illness, or a combination of impairments that has already lasted years does.
Substantial is not 'has a diagnosis'
Multiple sclerosis on an MRI with no functional limit is not a SAID medical story. MS with failed transfers, fatigue that ends the day at 11 a.m., and a spouse who does all meal prep is. Write the second version.
Who completes it
Physician or nurse practitioner, or another professional if the current form names them. If the dominant issue is cognitive or psychiatric, a psychiatrist's letter can be attached; it does not replace your form if SAID asked you to complete the booklet.
How to complete the clinical sections
- Diagnoses you can support and year of onset.
- Whether the disability is substantial and expected to be long-term or permanent.
- Personal care, mobility, communication, cognition, community living — with examples and how often help is needed.
- Assistive devices actually used, not devices someone suggested once.
- Treatment and residual restriction on treatment.
- If the form asks about employment, be specific about hours and reliability, not 'unable to work' as a slogan.
Worked example (fictional)
Relapsing–remitting MS — SAID medical
Fictional 43-year-old. Do not copy into a real SAID report.
Diagnosis: relapsing–remitting MS, 2017, now secondary progressive features. Last relapse 2025. Followed jointly with neurology. Function: walks 40 m with a rollator, then must sit. Two-handed rails for stairs; no longer uses the basement. Bladder urgency with two incontinence episodes/week despite anticholinergic. Fatigue: after 10 a.m. cannot complete a simple meal without a rest. Spouse does laundry, most cooking, and all driving. Cognition: slowed processing; needs written lists for meds; missed a neurology visit when the list was not out. Treatment: Ocrevus, baclofen, rollator, in-home PSW twice weekly. Restriction remains substantial on treatment. Duration: already >5 years; expected to continue and slowly worsen. Not a short-term SIS situation. I am the family physician since 2019.
Why SAID asks for clarification
- Diagnosis without daily-living detail.
- Calling a recent, treatable episode 'permanent.'
- Copying an old AISH or CPP letter into the SAID boxes.
- Missing dates.
- Illegible specialist attachment with no summary from you.
Draft the SAID medical report from the visit
In Scribeberry, open Forms, search for the Saskatchewan SAID medical, or upload the current provincial PDF. Generate from the encounter and your notes, then edit every field before you sign. Scribeberry does not pre-map this form. You still review and sign.
Frequently asked questions
Is SAID the same as SIS?
No. SIS is general income support. SAID is the disability income program. The medical report is for SAID (or a related disability determination). Do not complete it as a short-term sick note.
Can I attach a neurology letter instead of filling boxes?
Attach useful letters, but still complete the SAID form. Adjudicators score the booklet, not your appendix.
What if the person is still working part-time?
Say so, with hours and what fails when they try more. Part-time work does not automatically bar a disability program, and it does not mean you should hide it.
Does Scribeberry file SAID with the province?
No. Scribeberry helps you complete the PDF. The applicant or their worker files it. You keep a copy in the chart.
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