Seniors Extras
A Extras-only product from Latrobe Health Services. Below is the cover registered in the government data: waiting period, benefit per visit and annual limit for each service.
This product is closed: it no longer accepts new members, but existing members can keep using it.
Services covered (9)
| Service | Waiting period | Max benefit per visit | Annual limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dental | 3 months |
| $500 a year |
| Glasses and contact lenses | 12 months |
| $130 a year |
| Non-PBS prescription medicines | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Home nursing, Osteopathy |
| Physiotherapy | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Non-PBS prescription medicines, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Home nursing, Osteopathy |
| Chiropractic | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Non-PBS prescription medicines, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Home nursing, Osteopathy |
| Podiatry | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Non-PBS prescription medicines, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Home nursing, Osteopathy |
| Hearing aids | 12 months |
| $400 a year |
| Home nursing | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Non-PBS prescription medicines, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Osteopathy |
| Osteopathy | 2 months |
| $250 a yearShared with Non-PBS prescription medicines, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Home nursing |
Not covered: Major dental, Root canal (endodontics), Orthodontics (braces), Orthoptics, Audiology (hearing tests), Exercise physiology, Orthotics, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Remedial massage, Psychology, Dietetics, Speech therapy, Occupational therapy, Vaccinations, Blood glucose monitors, Antenatal and postnatal care, Health management programs
Annual limits
Services in the same group share one limit.
General dental
$500 a year
Glasses and contact lenses
$130 a year
Non-PBS prescription medicines, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Home nursing, Osteopathy
$250 a year
Also includes other services not listed
Hearing aids
$400 a year, 1 per 5 years
Insurer's notes (original English)
Product features
Major dental benefits payable only on dentures and denture repairs. General dental benefits are for selected items only. Rates are discounted for premiums paid by direct debit and for quarterly, half yearly and yearly payments paid by other methods.
Other services
A benefit is paid for state ambulance subscriptions when paid voluntarily but not as a state tax or levy. Benefit is $22 for single memberships and $44 for family memberships. Major dental benefits are paid for dentures and denture repairs to a maximum of $500 per person or $1000 per family membership. General dental benefits are for select items only.
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