Private Health Information Statement - General treatment policy

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Monthly Premium

$15.00 #

(before any rebate or insurer discount)

Covers only one person

Available in All States

# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.

Membership of this insurer is restricted to Medical and allied health professionals, their families, medical students and AMA employees.

Only available to doctors who hold a current Intern or RMO1 policy with Avant Mutual.

General Treatment Cover

This health insurer does not operate a preferred provider scheme.

This policy includes General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
Note, for items marked with an asterisk *: Check-ups limited to an examination, scale and clean and fluoride treatment where the fees are within the range of usual, customary and reasonable charges. General dental excludes tooth whitening and oral surgery.
TreatmentWaiting period (months)Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated)Examples of maximum benefits
General dental*0$300 per policyPeriodic oral examination - 100% of charge
Scale & clean - 100% of charge
Fluoride treatment - 100% of charge
Optical0$100 per policySingle vision lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Multi-focal lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Physiotherapy0$200 per policy
(combined limit for physiotherapy, remedial massage & dietetics/dietary advice)
Initial visit - $25.00
Subsequent visit - $25.00
Psychology0$200 per policyInitial visit - $50.00
Subsequent visit - $50.00
Remedial massage0Combined limit - see PhysiotherapyInitial visit - $25.00
Subsequent visit - $25.00
Dietetics/dietary advice0Combined limit - see PhysiotherapyInitial visit - $25.00
Subsequent visit - $25.00
Benefit limits applied over the period as the corresponding Avant Intern or RMO1 policy. Combined policy limit of $200 for Physiotherapy, Remedial Massage & Myotherapy and Dietetics. Group Physiotherapy $10 per session.

This policy does not include General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
AcupunctureHearing aidsPodiatry
Blood glucose monitorsMajor dentalOther treatments - check with your insurer
ChiropracticNon PBS pharmaceuticals
EndodonticOrthodontic

Other features of this general treatment cover

Designed to introduce young doctors the benefits of private health insurance. Created exclusively for members who hold a current Intern or RMO1 policy with Avant Mutual. There are no preferred provider networks, so you have complete choice of extras provider. Benefits include 100% of the cost for the first dental check-up, 50% of the cost for subsequent check-ups and other general dental services. No sub-limits on Optical benefits. Use the full $100 limit on your choice of frames, lenses or contact lenses.

For further information about this policy see

https://www.doctorshealthfund.com.au/newinterns

Ambulance cover

Ambulance cover is provided by the State government in Tasmania (https://www.health.tas.gov.au/ambulance/fees_and_accounts) and Queensland (https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/). In other states concession card holders may have free cover and there are subscription services in several states (https://privatehealth.gov.au/health_insurance/what_is_covered/ambulance.htm).

For further information about this policy see

https://www.doctorshealthfund.com.au/newinterns

Disclaimer

The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.

Covered

For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories

Restricted

Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.

Not Covered

These categories are not covered by this policy.