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Description of Service / Treatment

Services rendered as part of hospitalisation - subject to pre-authorisation:

Services rendered NOT as part of hospitalisation:
 

 

 

OVERALL MAXIMUM

None

Annual Day-to-day Limit:

Principal Member = R3 400

Additional per adult dependant =
R2 100

Additional per minor dependant =
R1 100 (to a maximum of R3 300)

HOSPITALISATION

Accommodation, theatre, medicine and material used whilst hospitalised

100% of Agreed Tariff

 

Not applicable

Outpatient treatment at hospital facility

Not applicable

Benefits as described in respect of doctor visits and acute medicine

Medicine received on discharge from hospital

100% of Agreed Tariff (MMAP applies), if purchased on date of discharge

MEDICAL PRACTITONERS

Consultations (Visits)

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Radiology and Pathology

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – jointly limited to R2 800 per family per year (basic dentistry, physiotherapy and biokinetics are part of this limit)

ECHO-tests

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – limited to R1 800 per beneficiary per year

MRI- and CT-scans and radio-isotope studies (Benefits subject to separate pre-authorisation)

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1000 co-payment applies

100% of Medical Scheme Rate –
R1 000 co-payment applies

Clinical Procedures

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – unlimited

Co-payments applicable to certain elective procedures, unless funded as PMB treatment.

Please refer to Member’s Guide for detail.

100% of Medical Scheme Rate for the following:

Upper and lower gastro-intestinal endoscopy (excl. sigmoidoscopy and anoscopy)

Laser tonsillectomy

24-hour oesophageal pH studies

Oesophageal motility

Yag laser
Photocoagulation therapy
Photodynamic therapy
All other clinical procedures = 100% Medical Scheme Rate subject to Annual
Day-to-day Limit

Material and injection material administered in doctor’s rooms

Not applicable

100% of cost – subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

MATERNITY

Foetal scans

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Benefits limited to 2 per beneficiary per year and the cost of a 3D-scan

is limited to the cost of a 2D-scan

Ante-natal classes

Not applicable

100% of cost limited to R1 000 per family per year

Confinement

Benefits as described in respect of Hospitalisation and Medical Practitioners. Benefits in respect of babies weighing less than 1 kilogram at birth, are limited to the Prescribed Minimum Benefits.

AUXILIARY SERVICES

Medical Technology

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Clinical Technology

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Physiotherapy and Biokinetics

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to joint limit for radiology, pathology and basic dentistry

Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – unlimited (treatment to form part of a Case Management Programme)

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Podiatry, orthoptic treatment, hearing aid acoustics, consultations with dietitians,

chiropractors, osteopaths, homeopaths, naturopaths and herbalists

Benefits as described in respect of services rendered not as part of hospitalisation

Aromatherapy, acupuncture and reflexology

To be self-funded

To be self-funded

OPTICAL

Consultation

Not applicable

100% of cost - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Spectacles and Contact Lenses

Not applicable

100% of cost - limited to R1 400 per beneficiary per year and subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Refractive Surgery

To be self-funded

To be self-funded

SECONDARY FACILITIES

Treatment that forms part of a Case Management Programme

100% of cost, subject to approval by case manager

100% of cost, subject to approval by case manager

REHABILITATION

Only benefits for cases managed as part of a Case Management Programme, where a medical report was submitted by the attending physician.

AMBULANCE SERVICES

Preferred Provider (ER24)

Not applicable

100% of Agreed Tariff for emergency transport to and from a hospital

Non-preferred Provider

Not applicable

100% of Medical Scheme Rate, limited to R1 500 per family per year

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

100% of cost

100% of cost

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PROSTHESIS / APPLIANCES

Internal Prosthesis

Specific sub-categories with limits apply. Please refer to Members’ Guide for detail

External Prosthesis

100% of cost, limited to R35 000 per family per year – subject to approval by case manager

Orthopaedical Appliances

100% of cost limited to R5 000 per family per year, subject to case management

Medical Appliances

Not applicable

100% of cost, limited to R2 800 per family per year

Hearing Aids

Not applicable

100% of cost, limited to R5 400 per family per year

DENTISTRY

Basic

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment and subject to joint limit for radiology, pathology, physiotherapy and biokinetics

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to joint limit for radiology, pathology, physiotherapy and biokinetics

Specialised

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment and subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

MAXILLO-FACIAL AND ORAL SURGERY

Elective

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment and subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Non-elective

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

Implantology

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – R1 000 co-payment and subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

PRESCRIBED MEDICINE

Chronic (member must apply for benefit)

Not applicable

100% of Agreed Tariff (reference price applies), limited to R3 300 per beneficiary per year

Acute

Not applicable

100% of Agreed Tariff (MMAP applies) – subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Immunisations

Not applicable

Oral contraceptives and IUD's

Not applicable

NON-PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (PAT)

Not applicable

100% of Agreed Tariff (MMAP applies) - limited to R160 per day and subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

CASE MANAGED / DISEASE MANAGED CONDITIONS / PROCEDURES

Organ Transplants

The following benefits apply to organ donors in RSA: R28 000 for a live donor, R17 000 for a cadavre. Benefits in respect of donors only allowed if the recipient of the organ is a beneficiary of the Scheme.

Chronic Renal Failure

100% of Medical Scheme Rate for kidney dialysis, including associated radiology and pathology services - unlimited

100% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

Oncology

Benefits managed as part of an Oncology Management Programme.  Overall limit of R100 000 per family per year applies. No benefit for biological drugs. Please refer to Members’ Guide for more detail.

Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Diabetes and Cardiocare

Benefits managed by Scheme and payable as per the applicable benefits described elsewhere in this summary.

Oxygen therapy

100% of cost of oxygen therapy (cylinders included) subject to Case Management

100% of cost of oxygen therapy (cylinders included) subject to Case Management

AIDS and HIV

Benefits managed as part of a Disease Management Programme

FOREIGN CLAIMS

No benefit, except for Namibian claims

MENTAL HEALTH

Clinical Psychology

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – unlimited. Treatment must form part of Case Management Programme

100% of Medical Scheme Rate – subject to Annual Day-to-day Limit

Psychiatry

Benefits as described elsewhere in this summary for Medical Practitioners and Hospitalisation. Treatment to be obtained in a mental health institution, as approved by the Scheme.

PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS

Benefits subject to application and provided that the treatment and/or chronic medicine is received from a public healthcare facility or Chronicare courier pharmacy.
If voluntarily obtained from any other provider, a co-payment (determined by the Scheme) will apply. Scheme protocol apply.

Notice: Receive our 2010 Rates update

CONTRIBUTIONS

Effective from 1/1/2009

Principal Member

Additional Adult Dependant

Additional Minor Dependant

Contributions

R1 199

R1 179

R405


This is only a summary of the Benefits and Contributions. Please refer to Members’ Guide for more detail. In case of a dispute the Registered Scheme Rules will apply.

ABBREVIATION: MMAP = Maximum Medical Aid Price

Medical Scheme Rate = National Health Reference Price or such other rate as agreed by the Scheme

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