Clause 13.4. Accompanying Medical Treatment Overseas

13.4

Accompanying Medical Treatment Overseas

13.4.1

If a person needs medical treatment overseas, MSD may make a Grant towards the costs of the overseas air fares, accommodation and living expenses of another person accompanying the person for that treatment, if that other person is -

(a)

the spouse or partner of the person needing the treatment, or

(b)

one of the child's Parents, if the person needing the treatment is a child.

13.4.2

A Grant under clause 13.4.1 may be made only if-

(a)

a Health Agency grants assistance to the person to receive medical treatment overseas; and

(b)

the assistance received from the Health Agency and any other source, is insufficient to enable that spouse or partner or that Parent to accompany the person requiring medical treatment; and

(c)

the Cash Assets of the person and the spouse or partner or, as the case may be, both the child's Parents, do not exceed $5,000.

13.4.3

A Grant made under clause 13.4.1 must not exceed the total costs of that spouse's or partner's or that Parent's reasonable overseas air fares, accommodation and living expenses reduced by-

(a)

any amount of the assistance referred to in clause 13.4.2 (b) available for that spouse's or partner's or that Parent's travel; and

(b)

the amount of the Cash Assets referred to in clause 13.4.2 (c).

13.4.4

Grants under clause 13.4.1 may be made in respect of the medical treatment overseas of more than one member of an Immediate Family.

Definitions MSD, partner, spouse, Social Security Act 2018, Schedule 2; dentist, Social Security Regulations 2018, regulation 3