The Australian Government Department of Defence

Joint Health Command

Directorate of ADF Rehabilitation Services

Eligibility

Type of Service		Entitlement to Initial Treatment by ADF Health	Entitlement to ADF Rehabilitation Program
Permanent Members	On duty	Yes	Yes
Permanent Members	Off duty	Yes	Yes
CFTS Reservists	On duty	Yes	Yes
CFTS Reservists	Off duty	Yes	Yes
Part Time Reservists	On duty	Yes	Yes
Part Time Reservists	Off duty	No	No
Cadets	On duty	Yes	No
Cadets	Off duty	No	No
Declared Members	On duty	Yes	Yes
Declared Members	Off duty	No	No

Defence Instruction (General) Personnel 16-1, Health Care to Australian Defence Force Personnel defines the health care entitlements of serving personnel. Health care, in this context, encompasses a spectrum of services that extends from emergency care through to the provision of rehabilitation.

Members eligible for ADFRP

A member must be eligible for health care to be eligible for the ADF Rehabilitation Program (ADFRP). In addition, personnel must satisfy the eligibility criteria for rehabilitation as detailed in Annex A of Defence Instruction (General) Personnel 16-22, Australian Defence Force rehabilitation program.

Members not eligible for ADFRP

The management of personnel not eligible for ADFRP is detailed in Annex A of Defence Instruction (General) Personnel 16-22, Australian Defence Force rehabilitation program.

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme (MRCS) provides rehabilitation, treatment and compensation for ADF members who suffer mental or physical injury or contract a disease as a result of service on or after 1 July 2004. It also provides compensation to their eligible dependants if their death is related to service on or after 1 July 2004, if they were entitled to maximum permanent impairment compensation, or, had been eligible for a Special Rate Disability Pension.

24 November, 2009