Part 5: Excess health costs

15.5.1    Purpose

1.	This purpose of this Part is to help with overseas health-related costs for eligible persons during a long-term posting overseas.
2.	The principle behind these benefits is that members should contribute to health costs for their dependants as they would in Australia. The Commonwealth helps with any excess costs.

15.5.2    Member this Part applies to

1.	This Part does not apply to members. It applies to their eligible dependants who live with them on the long-term posting. See: Division 1, Eligible persons
2.	Members serving overseas remain subject to the medical and dental provisions under Defence Instruction (General) Personnel 16-1, Health Care of ADF Personnel. (This subclause is policy guidance)
3.	This Part also applies to APS employees and their eligible dependants who live with them on the long-term posting.

15.5.3    Contents

This Part includes these Divisions:
Division 1	Eligible persons (clauses 15.5.4 and 15.5.5)
Division 2	Entitlements (clauses 15.5.6 to 15.5.13)
Division 3	Special benefits for health related travel (clauses 15.5.14 to 15.5.19)
Division 4	Claiming health costs (clauses 15.5.20 to 15.5.23A)

PACMAN                                                              Version 2 (May 2005)                                                 Chapter 15 – Part 5 – 1