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Essential Health Plan Benefit Schedule 2009

The Essential Health Plan is a new and unique comprehensive health care product which has been designed to be affordable to members.

Members of Protea Medical Aid's Essential Health Plan will enjoy free and unlimited access to most medical services once they have selected a General Practitioner, from the comprehensive list of doctors contracted to the Scheme, to act as their Contracted Primary Care Provider.


Benefits % Cost Limit
Overall Core Benefit Limit   R750 000 per family per annum
Hospitals & Day Clinics * Pre-authorisation required, call 0860 PROTEA
Private Hospitals 100% of NRPL R100 000 Per Beneficiary Per Annum
Public Hospitals

100% of Cost Subject to Overall Limit
Ward fees – General; ICU; High Care 100%  
Theatre Fees, Medication (only whilst in hospital) 100%  
Surgical Prostheses – e.g. artificial joints, artificial limbs, pacemakers 100% R10 000 Per Annum
Dialysis and Oncology 100% Public Facilities Only (R60 000 Per Annum)
Clinical Technologist 100%  
Confinements    
Normal Birth   
100% 3 Days
Caesarian Section   
100% 4 Days
Psychiatric Treatment 100% 7 Days per person per annum
Hospice and Private Nursing in Lieu of Hospitalisation 100% R5 000 per family per annum
Maxillo-Facial Surgery - injury cases only 100%  
Ambulance Services   International SOS for emergency transport only. Call toll free 011 541 1118
Dental Surgery
-
No Benefit
Medical Practitioners - In Hospital
General Practitioners & Specialists 100% Subject to Hospital Limits above
Radiology & Pathology 100% Subject to Hospital Limits above
MRI & CAT Scans – injury cases only 100% Subject to Hospital Limits above
Statuatory Prescribed Minimum Benifits 100% of Cost For services rendered by Public Hospitals paid in terms of the PMB criteria at contracted rates.
Ambulatory Services

General Practitioner Visits, In Rooms Procedures, Materials and Injections from the Selected Doctor Only

100 % Unlimited from selected doctor
Acute Medication (In terms of Formulary from Selected Doctor Only) 100 % Unlimited from selected doctor
Approved Chronic Medication (In terms of Formulary from Selected Doctor Only) 100 % Unlimited from selected doctor
Radiology * (Black and While Xrays Only) 100 % On referral from Selected Doctor
Pathology * (Routine Blood and Urine Tests only) 100 % On referral from Selected Doctor
Emergency and after hour services 100% R500 per family per annum
Other Services - Overall Annual Limit R3000 per Family for services listed below
Specialists *
(Call 0860 PROTEA for authorisation)
100 % R1500 per family per annum

Optical
Eye Tests
Spectacles
Contact Lenses

100 % of NRPL R750 per person

Dental
Conservative Dentistry
Specialised Dentistry

100 % of NRPL
100 % of NRPL
R2000 per family per annum

Auxiliary Practitioners
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy

100% of NRPL R 1500 per family per annum
Pre-authorisation *
All items marked with an asterix above require pre-authorisation. Please call 0860 PROTEA

Monthly Contributions Effective January 2009
Monthly Income
Principal Member
Adult Dependant
Child Dependant
Income to R2000
R 385
R 275
R 175
Income from R2000 - R4000
R 464
R 321
R 184
Income from 4000 - R6000
R 536
R 386
R 247
Income over R6000
R  655
R 494
R 312

Document Downloads
Essential Health Plan Benefit Schedule 2009 (.pdf - 70 KB)
Medical Aid Application Form (.pdf - 54KB) (.doc - 36KB)