Ambulance subscription fees

Instead of paying one-off ambulance fees, clients can pay a one-year subscription to St John. The subscription gives the client and their families' unlimited access to emergency services for one year.

If the client meets all qualifications, they may be able to receive a Recoverable Assistance Payment for subscription fees.

As a Recoverable Assistance Payment is for items of particular immediate need, you should consider the following:

• whether the client and/or their family is likely to require ambulance services
• how regular an ambulance would be required by the client and/or their family
• whether there is a history of expectation of the requirement to use an ambulance

As a guideline, a Recoverable Assistance Payment for Ambulance Subscription fees should not be more than $200.