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Name of Fund
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Cover for Psychological Services?
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Psychologist Qualifications
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Psychologist Provider Number Requirements?
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Type and extent of cover?
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AMA Health Fund
LTD
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
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Yes
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q Health care extras table
q $100 per visit, up to $600 per year
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ANZ Health
Insurance
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
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Yes
Must first
register with Medibank Private
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q
Table M
(Premier Extras) $60 initial, $40
subsequent, $11 group. Up to $400 (year 1) increasing 20% per year,
up to $800.
q
Table E
(General Extras) $35 initial, $30 subsequent, $10 group. Up to $300 (year1)
increasing 20% per year, up to $600.
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Australian
Health Management
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q
75% of
assessment up to $100, $50 initial, $30 subsequent.
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Australian
Union Health
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
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Yes
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q
Government
Employers Health Fund
q
Australian
Union Health
q
Australian
Country Health
q
Mercantile
Mutual Health
q
Better
Health (API)
q
Health
Bonus
q
Senior
Advantage
q
Australian
Health Management
q
Illawarra
Health Fund
q
75%
assessment up to $100, $50 initial, $30 subsequent. Up to $300 per year.
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Australian
Unity
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Yes
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NSW Psychologists
Registration Board
|
Yes
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q
E3 (Super
Extras) 80% of consultation, up to $400 per year
q
E2
(Comprehensive Extras) $20 per consultation, up to $300 per year
q
A4
(Ancilliary) $25 per consultation, up to $320 per year
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AXA Health Insurance
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
Must first
register with Medibank Private
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q
M (Premier
Extras) $60 initial, $40 subsequent, $11 group.
q
E (General
Extras) $35 initial, $30 subsequent, $10 group.
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Betterhealth Cover
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Yes
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q
Silver:
$70 assessment, 75% of initial up to $50, $30 subsequent.
q
Gold: $100
assessment, $70 initial, $35 subsequent.
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CBHS Friendly
Society LTD
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
But will accept
NSW Registration Board number
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q
Top
Extras: 70% of consultation, up to $400 per year
q
Mid
Extras: 70% of consultation up to
$50 and $250 per year
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Defence Health
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Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
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No
Other funds’
numbers are o.k
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q
For
families of defence personnel only
q
E (Top
Extras) 90% of consultation to maximum $60 initial, $50 subsequent. Up to
$400 per year individual and $1000 per family.
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Government
Employees Health Fund
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Yes
|
NSW Psychologists
Registration Board
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Yes
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q
Select
Ancilliary: 75% of initial consultation up to $50. $30 subsequent, $70
assessment up to $600 per year.
q
Super
Ancilliary: $70 initial, $35 subsequent, $100 assessment up to $800 per
year.
q
Step 1:
75% of assessment up to $100, $50 initial, $30 subsequent. Up to $300 per
year.
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Grand United
Health Fund
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Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
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q
M1 (Ultra
Care) 80% of consultation up to $30 initial, $25 subsequent, up to $200 per
year.
q
M3 (Maxi
Care) same as above
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Health Fund
Access
|
|
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q
Select: no
cover
q
Super: 75%
of assessment up to $100, $50 initial, $30 subsequent.
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HCF
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No
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-
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-
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q
See
lifestyle information for possible alternatives
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Illawarra
Health Fund
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Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
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q
Ancilliary:
75% of assessment up to $100, $50 initial, $30 subsequent. Up to $300 per
year (step 1).
q
Super
Plan: $100 assessment, $70 initial, $35 subsequent. Up to $800 per year.
q
Select
Plan: $70 assessment, $50 initial, $30 subsequent. Up to $600 per year.
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IOOF Friendly
Society
|
Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Not required
Only NSW Rego.
Bd. No.
|
q
A7
(Ancilliary) 70% of consultation up to $460 per year.
q
AP
(Ancilliary) 80% of consultation up to $600 per year.
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IOR Australia
PTY LTD
|
Yes
|
NSW Psychologists
Registration Board
|
Not required
Only NSW Rego.
Bd. No.
|
q
A1
(Ancilliary) $60 initial, $45 subsequent. Up to $300 per year.
q
A7
(Ancilliary) 70% of consultation up to $460 per year
q
Ap
(Ancilliary) $80 per consultation up to $600 per year.
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MBF
|
Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes +
- copy Rego.
No.
- copy
certificate
- copy
indemnity
|
q
Health
Smart: $70 initial, Up to $300 per year.
q
Gold:
$157.30 assessment, $70 initial, $61.45 subsequent. Up to $300 per year.
q
Diamond:
$157.30 assessment, $70 initial, $61.45 subsequent. Up to $2000 per year
and $500 per type problem.
q
For these
three tables $31.50 group, $42 family,
q
Premium:
$179.80 assessment, $80 initial, $70.20 subsequent. Up to $750 per year and
$375 per problem type. $36 group and $48 family.
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Medibank
Private
|
Yes
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NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
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q Smart choice extras/ Blue ribbon extras/
Smart Plus & Advantage Plus: Assessment $58, subsequent $54, family
counselling $58
q Blue ribbon extra plus: Assessment
$77.30, subsequent $72.30, family counselling $77.30
q Super Extras: assessment – N/A,
subsequent – first 4 visits $58, subsequent $25, family counselling $60,
limit to 2 benefits per membership per calendar year
Annual Limits
(per calendar year)
q Smart choice extras & smart plus:
$300 per person, limit of $600 per membership combined with other services
(e.g., dental)
q Blue ribbon extra (& plus)&
advantage plus: $400 per person
q Super extras: $350 per person or $700
per family maximum
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Mercantile
Mutual
|
|
|
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q
Step 1:
75% of assessment up to $100, initial $50, subsequent $30. Up to $300 per
year.
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NIB Health
Funds
|
Yes
|
NSW Psychologists
Registration Board
|
Fax
qualifications and NSW Rego. No.
|
q
Bodyguard/Singles
Plus/Couples/Plus/Safeguard/Gold
/Gold Economiser/Public
Hospital with Extras or Quality
Extras:
$45 initial
consult; $40 subsequent consult; Up to $300
per
year.
|
|
NRMA Health
|
Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
But no
application form
|
q Extra Plus: 80% of initial, subsequent
and group; $800 annual limit; $200 rollover limit; max. 26 visits per year
for therapies or a combination of therapies
q Extra Super Plus: 100% of initial,
subsequent and group; $1000 annual limit, $500 per therapy type
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NSW Teachers’
Federation
|
Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Rego. Bd. No.
is insufficient
|
q
Table C:
assessment $100, initial $62, subsequent $48, group $12. Up to $300 per
year.
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|
Railways and
Transport Employees Friendly Society Health Fund
|
Yes
|
NSW
Psychologists Registration Board
|
Yes
But no
application forms
|
q
Ancilliary:
initial $55, subsequent $30. Up to $500 per year.
|
|
Senior
Advantage
|
Yes
|
|
|
q
$70
assessment, 75% of initial up to $50, $30 subsequent.
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