Medical and Dental Travel

Community Programs

Benefits
Up to $5,500 per financial year.

Eligibility

An IBN Member patient or dependent child travelling away from home for prescribed medical or dental care.
An IBN Member acting as travel escort or as patient supporter for an ill or injured child or family
member (including kinship relations).
A travel escort or patient supporter for an ill or injured IBN Member. A family group may include children within the annual limit.
Members with a chronic illness and other special cases may be referred to Service Delivery for
further assistance.
Only the IBN parent or legal carer may apply on behalf of an IBN child.

AVAILABLE items

Domestic airfares.
Bus fares.
Car travel (fuel and food voucher/card).
Taxi vouchers (Cabcharge) are available only from the South Hedland office.
Accommodation, meals and incidentals for up to 7 days. Extensions available with a medical certificate.

Items NOT available

International travel.
Hotel bonds and any damage caused by the member. Members are responsible for these items
and must deal directly with the hotel using their own cash or card.
Weight loss programs.

Conditions

Members are required to provide their Medicare Number.
All travel and accommodation claims, including for travel escorts and patient supporters, require referral by a registered doctor or dentist or other evidence.
Members MUST apply for PATS and other support (Medicare, private health or other insurance etc) and show evidence if they are not eligible. IBN will pay the gap.
Extensions beyond 7 nights will require confirmation from an appropriate health professional.

Supporting documents

Application Processing Time

Except in emergencies, 10 working days once all the documents have been received by IBN.