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General Extras

Great benefits for a great range of services

General Extras gives you comprehensive cover for a wide range of extras services.

What is covered?

General Dental
Major Dental
Orthodontics
Optical
Physiotherapy
Chiropractic and Osteopathy
Speech Therapy
Eye Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Natural Therapies
Pharmacy
Dietary
Psychology
Podiatry
Health appliances
Travel and accommodation
Waiting periods

What are the waiting periods?

  What is covered?

General Dental Benefits you receive

Services  Members First  Other Providers
Benefit examples
Comprehensive oral examination $29.70 $22.00
Scale and clean $51.00 $41.00
Mouthguard $94.20 $37.50

General Dental features 'No Gap dental' at Members First dentists for kids up to 25 years old on family, family plus and single parent memebership when taken along with a HBA hospital cover. Hospital costs relating to general dental treatment are not fully covered.

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Every year Unlimited
Major Dental Benefits you receive

Services  Members First  Other Providers
Benefit examples
Complete Denture $846.90 $450.00
Full crown - veneered - indirect $735.30 $450.00

Major Dental features 'No Gap dental' at members First dentists for kids up to 25 years old on family, family plus and single parent membership when taken along with a HBA hospital cover. Hospital costs relating to major dental treatment are not fully covered. Limit of one set of dentures every 3 years.

Please note: Set benefits are payable up to your annual maximums.

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 No Cover
Year 2 $500.00
Year 3 $600.00
Year 4 $700.00
Year 5 $800.00
Year 6 $900.00
Year 7+ $1,000.00
Orthodontics Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Complete course of orthodontic treatment Refer to special comments below.

A lifetime limit of $1,800 per person applies. Members transferring from other funds will have the amount of orthodontic benefits paid at any previous funds deducted from their lifetime limit with HBA.

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 No Cover
Year 2 $400.00
Year 3 $480.00
Year 4 $560.00
Year 5 $640.00
Year 6 $720.00
Year 7+ $800.00
Optical Benefits you receive

Services  Members First  Other Providers
Lenses
Single Vision Stock $58.00 $45.00
Bifocal lenses $77.20 $60.00
Trifocal/progressive lenses $123.30 $95.00
Contact lenses
Non Disposable $128.50 $100.00
Disposable contact lenses, 1 month supply $43.00 $32.00
Disposable contact lenses, 3 month supply $71.00 $50.00
Frames
Frames for prescription lenses $136.80 $105.00

20% discount off frames at Members First optical providers (not with any other offer). Frames for prescription lenses, limited to one pair every 12 months.

Annual Maximums

  Members First Other Providers
Every Year $220.00 $180.00
Physiotherapy Benefits you receive

Services  Members First  Other Providers
Benefit examples
Group therapy $13.10 $9.00
Initial attendance $38.70 $25.00
Subsequent attendance $30.90 $17.00
Ante natal services $13.50 $12.00
Hydrotherapy $13.10 $9.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $450.00
Year 2 $540.00
Year 3 $630.00
Year 4 $720.00
Year 5 $810.00
Year 6 $900.00
Chiropractic and Osteopathy Benefits you receive

Services  Members First  Other Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $41.10 $25.00
Subsequent attendance $26.70 $17.00

Chiropratic Services: Examples refer to the first 10 consultations per person per calendar year. 50% of applicable benefit applies after 10 consultations.

Annual Maximums

  Per person Per family
Year 1 $350.00 $500.00
Year 2 $420.00 $600.00
Year 3 $490.00 $700.00
Year 4 $560.00 $800.00
Year 5 $630.00 $900.00
Year 6 $700.00 $1,000.00
Speech Therapy Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $40.00
Subsequent attendance $25.00
Group attendance $9.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Eye Therapy Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $25.00
Subsequent attendance $17.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Occupational Therapy Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $25.00
Subsequent attendance $17.00
Group attendance $9.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Natural Therapies Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Acupuncture - Initial Attendance $17.00
Acupuncture - Subsequent Attendance $17.00
Naturopathy - Initial Attendance $17.00
Massage benefit examples
Massage -per attendance $12.00
Naturopathy benefit examples
Naturopathy - Subsequent Attendance $17.00

Includes acupuncture, chinese herbalism, homoeopathy, massage, naturopathy and Western herbalism. Combined annual limits apply across all the natural therapies. Massage includes Bowen Technique, kinesiology, reflexology, shiatsu, Therapeutic Massage. An annual sub-limit of $100 per person or $200 per family can be claimed per calendar year.

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $400.00
Year 2 $480.00
Year 3 $560.00
Year 4 $640.00
Year 5 $720.00
Year 6 $800.00
Pharmacy Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Pharmacy Up to $20.00

Benefits for items not covered by the Government Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), except for those items specifically excluded by HBA. You pay an amount equal to the maximum patient contribution set by the Government under the PBS. HBA refunds 100% of the balance of up to $20 per script.

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $350.00
Year 2 $420.00
Year 3 $490.00
Year 4 $560.00
Year 5 $630.00
Year 6 $700.00
Dietary Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $21.00
Subsequent attendance $13.00
Group attendance $9.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Psychology Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $40.00
Subsequent attendance $35.00
Group attendance $10.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Podiatry Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Initial attendance $23.00
Subsequent attendance $17.00
Annual Maximums

  Per person
Year 1 $300.00
Year 2 $360.00
Year 3 $420.00
Year 4 $480.00
Year 5 $540.00
Year 6 $600.00
Health appliances Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Asthma pumps 60% of cost up to $200 per person every 3 years.
Blood Glucose Monitors 60% of cost up to $200 per person every 3 years.
Defined appliances 60% of cost up to $300 per person per calendar year for all Defined Appliances.
CPAP/BPAP devices 60% of cost up to $500 per person every 3 years. Limit of one claim every 3 years.
Surgical Stockings 60% of cost up to $100 per person per calendar year.
Hearing Aid and Repairs 60% of cost up to $500 per person every 3 years. Limit of one claim every 3 years.

Defined Appliances include insoles, orthopaedic and corrective footware, pressure garments, braces, artificial limbs. Limits apply per item. CPAP Devices subject to eligibility. (No benefits payable on hearing aids where subsidised elsewhere.)

Annual Maximums

  Per person
Every year $500.00
Travel and accommodation Benefits you receive

Services  All Providers
Benefit examples
Travel and accommodation benefits for essential medical treatment $100 for travel expenses and $40 per night up to $150 for accommodation expenses per year.

Travelling benefits are payable for expenses associated with essential medical or hospital treatment where the total return distance travelled is at least 300 kilometres. Overnight non-hospital accommodation benefits are payable for the patient and an attendant for travel away from home for treatment unable to be provided by the patient's own doctor.

Annual Maximums
  Per person
Every year Up to sub-limits per item
 


  What are the waiting periods?

Extras Waiting Period
Initial waiting period 2 Months
Major dental 1 Year
Orthodontics 1 Year
Dental sleep apnoea devices 1 Year
Pre-existing ailments, illnesses or conditions for extras services 1 Year
Root fillings 1 Year
Complex fillings 1 Year