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Ambulance Services to Pensioners and Other Special Needs Groups in NSW

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2006_061

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Fees
Clinical/ Patient Services - Transport

Summary
Specifies categories of NSW residents able to receive free ambulance services within NSW. Main difference from previously issued policy is that Department of Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card Holders no longer receive free ambulance services with the Department of Veterans' Affairs meeting such transport on a full cost recovery basis.

Date of Publication: 01 August 2006

Replaces:

  • Ambulance Transport - Pensioners and Others for Free [PD2005_516]
Author Branch: Inter-Government and Funding Strategies

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Audience: Administration, clinical and nursing

Distributed to: Public Health System, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals

Review Date: 01 August 2011

File No: 06/459

Status: Active

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Ambulance Services to Pensioners and Other Special Needs Groups in NSW

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