What is a Pats program?
How far can you travel in one week for renal treatment?
Is a permanent residence in the NT?
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Apply for patient assistance travel scheme | NT.GOV.AU
The Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) is provided for you to attend the nearest approved specialist service in the NT. This could include being sent to one of the five public hospitals or a visiting specialist or a service provided by Telehealth.
Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) Guidelines
Patient Assistance Travel Scheme guidelines DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Page 5 of 29 20/06/2017, Version: 16.0 Patients are not eligible for PATS if they: Are on holiday or on business and live in another jurisdiction.
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PATS office Location Phone Fax Mail; Alice Springs: Alice Springs Hospital Gap Road Alice Springs NT 0870: 08 8951 7846 : PO Box 2234 Alice Springs NT 0871
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) - Department of Communities
The Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) provides a subsidy towards the cost of travel and accommodation for eligible permanent country residents, and their approved escorts, who are required to travel a long distance to access certain categories of specialist medical services including Telehealth.
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Patient Assistance Travel Scheme Travel Management System login, training, privacy and contact.
WA Country Health Service - Patient Assisted Travel Scheme - PATS
Home; Our patients; Patient Assisted Travel Scheme - PATS; Patient Assisted Travel Scheme - PATS Provides financial assistance for eligible WA country residents to access their nearest medical specialist service not available locally.
What is a Pats program?
The Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) is a subsidy program that provides financial help for travel and accommodation expenses if you need to travel a long distance to see an approved medical specialist.
How far can you travel in one week for renal treatment?
have to travel more than 400km in one week for renal or oncology treatment.
Is a permanent residence in the NT?
your permanent residence is not in the NT - this includes fly-in-fly-out contractors
What is the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme?
Through the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS), subsidies are provided to assist South Australians who are required to travel more than 100km each way to access necessary and approved medical specialist services that are not available locally.
Who is the PATS program?
PATS is a subsidy program funded by the Government of South Australia and administered through the six regional local health networks by the Rural Support Service in SA Health.
Travel fares
You can claim full cover for air and bus travel, at the cheapest rate taking into account all travel factors.
Ground transport
You can claim up to $50 for the entire approved trip. Escorts are not eligible for a ground subsidy.
Fuel
You can claim 20 cents per kilometre per patient, to a maximum of three patients per vehicle.
Getting home
If you have been taken to a medical service for emergency treatment or have been transferred between hospitals, you and your escort may be able to get help to return home.
What is PTSS in medical?
If you live in rural and remote areas, and have to travel more than 50km from your local public hospital to access specialist medical services, you may be eligible for the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) to help with travel costs.
Is PTSS a subsidy?
PTSS is a subsidy only and doesn't cover all costs. Find out about what may be covered and what's not covered.
What is the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme?
The Patient Assistance Transport Scheme – called PATS for short – is a subsidy program funded by the Government of South Australia and administered through the six regional local health networks by the Rural Support Service in SA Health.
How to contact the PATS team?
You can contact the PATS team on 1300 341 684 or by emailing us at PATS@sa.gov.au .
Is an escort eligible for PATS?
Approved escorts are also eligible for PATS.
About applying for the Patient Travel Assistance Scheme
You can receive financial help for travel and/or accommodation to get medical services if you must travel more than a certain distance from where you normally live.
Can I apply?
Whether you can apply depends on the medical treatment and the distance you need to travel. For example you can apply for assistance if you need to travel more than:
How much it costs
You must pay some of your travel and accommodation costs. For the full breakdown of PTAS costs, please see the Department of Health.
More Information
Complaints or concerns about the Patient Travel Assistance Scheme can be made to your local PTAS Coordinator.
What are the forms for PATS?
However, paper-based PATS forms are still available if you need them and can be accessed below: Form 1: Application for travel and accommodation subsidies (individual appointment) Form 2: Application for travel and accommodation subsidies (block treatment) Form 3: Application for advance payment of travel and/or accommodation subsidies.
Can you guarantee eligibility for a PATS?
PATS is unable to guarantee eligibility prior to a full assessment of your claim.
Does Pats have bulk billing?
PATS has agreements for bulk billing with the following accommodation providers:
How many steps are there to applying for a patient travel subsidy?
There are six steps to applying for and claiming a patient travel subsidy.
What is PTSS financial support?
The PTSS provides financial support for travel and accommodation for eligible patients needing to travel to access specialist medical services.
What travel costs can I claim?from iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au
IPTAAS will reimburse you for travel costs associated with your treatment, including air travel if you need to fly for medical reasons.
How many characters are required for IPTAAS?from iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au
IPTAAS stores sensitive personal and medical information, and passwords must meet NSW Health requirements. Passwords must be a minimum of eight (8) characters and include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a symbol.
What is Form 5?from iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au
Form 5: Referral details for online users. Tax invoices for any travel and accommodation costs (fuel receipts are not required) Practitioner or health service declaration (question 21 of Form 1) is optional unless you are staying more than two nights before or after your appointment dates.
Is IPTAAS working hard?from enable.health.nsw.gov.au
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues in Australia, the IPTAAS team is working hard to ensure people who are affected receive the right advice about financial assistance. Click here to read how we can help you
What is a Pats program?
The Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) is a subsidy program that provides financial help for travel and accommodation expenses if you need to travel a long distance to see an approved medical specialist.
How far can you travel in one week for renal treatment?
have to travel more than 400km in one week for renal or oncology treatment.
Is a permanent residence in the NT?
your permanent residence is not in the NT - this includes fly-in-fly-out contractors
