ADF Family Health attendance at Welcome Day Events
Staff from ADF Family Health will be attending the Welcome Day Events in trial locations on the following dates:
Singleton: 20 Jan 2012 (3pm - 5pm)
Pilbara (Karratha): 31 Jan 2012 (8:30am - 2pm)
Katherine: 10 Feb 2012 (10am - 2pm)
Townsville: 10 Feb 2012 (4pm - 7pm), 11 Feb 2012 (10am - 4pm)
Sale: 14 Feb 2012 (10am - 11:30am)
Cairns: 18 Feb 2012 (10am - 1pm)
Darwin: 26 Feb 2012 (10am - 2pm)
Puckapunyal: 26 Feb 2012 (11am - 2pm)
Whether you are new to the area or not, we would love to see as many people as possible visit us for a chat about the ADF Family Health Trial.
Please contact your local DCO office for further information about the Welcome Days in your area. |
Australian Defence Force Family Health (ADFFH) Trial
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From 1 February 2012, Occupational Therapy has been added to the list of Allied Health services that can be claimed through the ADF Family Health Trial.
Claims for Occupational Therapy can now be made using your ADF Family Health Card at the point of sale or reimbursed following the submission of a manual allied health claim form.
Introduction
Welcome to the website for the Australian Defence Force Family Health (ADFFH) Trial. We hope that you find the information contained on this site useful and informative. ADFFH Staff welcome your feedback on all matters relating to the ADFFH Trial. Please use the 'Provide Feedback' button located to the left of this page to send us your feedback via e-mail.
The ADFFH Trial is an initiative of the Commonwealth Government as outlined in Labor's Plan for Defence, November 2007. ADF families residing in the following locations may be eligible to register for the trial benefits:
Western Australia - Derby, Broome, Kununurra, Karratha, Port Hedland, Carnarvon, Tom Price, Newman and Exmouth.
Northern Territory - Darwin, Nhulunbuy, Katherine and Alice Springs.
Queensland - Cairns, Weipa, Mt Isa, Thursday Island, Tully and Townsville.
New South Wales - Singleton.
Victoria - Sale and Puckapunyal.
Key facts about the ADF Family Health Trial
Medical
Reimbursement direct to your bank account of gap expenses when ADF families visit a general practice (GP). For example, if your GP charges $60 and the Medicare Rebate is $35, we will give you $25.
Allied Health
We will provide $330 per dependant per calendar year to use towards a wide range of allied health services such as optometry, dental and physio.
Private Health Insurance
For private health insurance holders, the trial benefit can be used in addition to the private health benefit.
Nil Cost
This is a Government sponsored initiative. However, please be aware the services accessed are considered a fringe benefit.
For more detailed information about how the ADF Family Health Trial works please follow the links below.
Allied Health Benefit Increase
We are pleased to announce that the allied health entitlement has increased from $320 to $330 per dependant per calendar year.
By selecting the Online Member Services button at the bottom of the ADF Family Health website home page, or by visiting https://adffh.navyhealth.com.au/, you can:
- View your current allied health benefit balance.
- View your claims history.
- Request additional or replacement ADF Family Health cards.
- Check your current details.
To make claiming easier, you can now submit your completed claim forms along with the scanned/ copied receipts via an email to adffhclaims@navyhealth.com.au or fax (03) 9899 4234.
For general information regarding the ADF Family Health (Trial) please visit www.defence.gov.au/ health/Dependant_Healthcare/i-healthcare.htm, or telephone (02) 6266 3547.
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