Joint Health Command

ADF Family Health
Medical Benefits - Queensland

New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | Victoria | Western Australia

Page updated 27 October, 2009

Cairns | Mt Isa | Thursday Island | Townsville | Tully | Weipa

Cairns

To access the medical benefits associated with the trial in Cairns, registered dependants must attend a participating medical practitioner.  Participating medical practitioners will bulk bill for eligible medical items.  See the following list for participating medical practitioners in your location.

This model incurs a benefit of $19 per visit, and is considered a fringe benefit under the FBT Assessment Act 1986. Consequently, the benefit will be subject to FBT and the FBT will be paid by Defence. Depending on individual circumstances, the ‘grossed up’ value of the benefits provided during the FBT year may be recorded on a member’s annual Payment Summary. For more information on Fringe Benefits Tax, click here.

Mt Isa

To access the medical benefits associated with the trial in Mt Isa, registered dependants must attend a participating medical practitioner.  Participating medical practitioners will bulk bill for eligible medical items.  See the following list for participating medical practitioners in your location.

This model incurs a benefit of $19 per visit, and is considered a fringe benefit under the FBT Assessment Act 1986. Consequently, the benefit will be subject to FBT and the FBT will be paid by Defence. Depending on individual circumstances, the ‘grossed up’ value of the benefits provided during the FBT year may be recorded on a member’s annual Payment Summary. For more information on Fringe Benefits Tax, click here.

Thursday Island

Thursday Island does not have a private medical centre in the area.  Defence families can continue to access medical services at the Thursday Island Hospital.  The services received at this facility are not covered by this trial.

Townsville

To access the medical benefits associated with the trial in Townsville, registered dependants must attend a participating medical practitioner.  Participating medical practitioners will bulk bill for eligible medical items.  See the following list for participating medical practitioners in your location.

This model incurs a benefit of $19 per visit, and is considered a fringe benefit under the FBT Assessment Act 1986. Consequently, the benefit will be subject to FBT and the FBT will be paid by Defence. Depending on individual circumstances, the ‘grossed up’ value of the benefits provided during the FBT year may be recorded on a member’s annual Payment Summary. For more information on Fringe Benefits Tax, click here.

Tully

To access the medical benefits associated with the trial in Tully, registered dependants must attend a participating medical practitioner.  Participating medical practitioners will bulk bill for eligible medical items.  See the following list for participating medical practitioners in your location.

This model incurs a benefit of $19 per visit, and is considered a fringe benefit under the FBT Assessment Act 1986. Consequently, the benefit will be subject to FBT and the FBT will be paid by Defence. Depending on individual circumstances, the ‘grossed up’ value of the benefits provided during the FBT year may be recorded on a member’s annual Payment Summary. For more information on Fringe Benefits Tax, click here.

Weipa

Participation by medical practitioners in the trial is voluntary. At this stage, there are no medical practitioners in Weipa registered for the trial.

To access the medical benefits associated with the trial in Weipa, registered dependants may visit the local medical practitioner and claim full gap reimbursement for eligible Medicare items.  The gap payment is the difference between the medical practitioner’s fee and the Medicare rebate.

Dependants will be required to pay their account and claim the Medicare rebate, before submitting a claim to ADF Family Health for eligible Medicare items.  For more information on this solution and how to claim click here.