We understand that substantial travel is sometimes required for our rural and regionally based Members when they are seeking treatment for a medical condition.
So for Members travelling for their medical treatment, we provide accommodation benefits to subsidise the costs of your stay.
We will pay an accommodation benefit related to hospitalisation where the patient is required to travel 300 kilometres or more return from their home address.
The accommodation benefit is up to $50 per night and will apply to every night for the duration of the hospitalisation required including the night prior to admission and also the night of discharge.
Benefits will extend towards the accommodation costs for a carer, partner or parent/s of a dependent who accompany the Member (the patient) and is limited to the duration of the patient’s hospital admission. Where a parent or carer travels with a dependent aged 12 years and under (the patient ), there is no minimum travel distance required.
The accommodation benefit is limited to $50 per night e.g. we will only pay up to $50 per night towards the accommodation costs for either the carer or the patient. The $50 benefit will not be paid for both parties accommodation respectively for the same date.
Accommodation benefits only apply to policy holders of our hospital products providing the treatment or service you or your family are being admitted for is actually covered by your current hospital cover. This accommodation benefit will not be available for policy holders of our stand-alone extras cover.