Topic: Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - Schedules
Description
Schedule I
Essential specialised medical services
Services offered by a medical specialist include the following:
- Anaesthetics
- Cardiology
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Clinical Immunology
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Gynaecological Oncology
- Intensive Care - Anaesthetics
- Intensive Care - Internal Medicine
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal medicine
- Medical Oncology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Otorhinolaryngology (Ear Nose and Throat)
- Paediatrics
- Paediatric Surgery
- Pathology
- Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Renal medicine
- Rheumatology
- Thoracic Medicine
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
Dental Services where there is gross deformity including:
- Congenital abnormalities of the skull and facial structures (eg. cleft lip and palate);
- Syndromes of cranio-facial distortion;
- Surgical orthodontic cases where facial disfigurement is such that surgery is required.
Health services provided as an essential component of services listed above (eg. physiotherapy following orthopaedic surgery, psychological assessment in preparation for psychiatric treatment).
Schedule II
Excluded medical services
The following forms of treatment are not considered to be eligible:
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery not attracting a medicare rebate
- Clinical trials and experimental procedures
- Laser refractive services
Schedule III
Acceptable forms of proof of residence
The following forms of documentation are acceptable as proof of residence:
- Rates Notice
- Household Utilities notice
- Rent Bill
- household lease agreement
- Union membership card
- Electoral enrolment
- Taxation return
- Driver's licence
- Social security card
- Bank Letter
- Passport
- Public service identification
- Tertiary education enrolement
- Letter from employer
Schedule IV
Persons qualifying for reduced contributions:
- Health Benefits Card holders
- Health Care Card holders
- Pensioner Concession Card holders
- Commonwealth Seniors health Card holders
- All children under 17 years of age
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Last updated: 28th April, 2008
Review Date: 14th March, 2007
