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Hospital Plan Benefits Schedule 2010

CORE HOSPITAL BENEFITS
Benefits
% Cover
Limit
Statutory Prescribed Minimum Benefits
100% of Cost
For services rendered by Public Hospitals unless involuntarily obtained elsewhere, paid in terms of PMB criteria.
Hospital & Day Clinic Admissions -
includes all costs
R75,000 total cost per event
at 100% of Scheme Tariff
Pre-Authorisation Required - phone 0860 776 832
Medical Practitioners, Radiology,
Pathology
100% of Scheme Tariff
Subject to limit of R75,000 per Hospital event
PET, MRI & CT Scans
100% of Scheme Tariff
Co-Payment of 50% of cost, subject to limit of R75,000 per Hospital event and/or PMBs
Oncology Treatment
100% of Scheme Tariff
R100,000 per beneficiary per annum, subject to SAOC level 1 protocols and PMBs
Renal Failure & Kidney Dialysis
100% of Scheme Tariff
R100,000 per family per annum, subject to PMBs & State Criteria
Prostheses, Medical & Surgical
Appliances
100% of Cost
R20,000 per family per annum, subject to PMBs
Dental Surgery
100% of Scheme Tariff
R2,500 per beneficiary per annum
Private Nursing, including Step-down & Rehabilitation Facilities
100% of Scheme Tariff
R8,500 per family per annum, in lieu of hospitalisation. No Frail Care.
Confinement
100% of Scheme Tariff
2 days per confinement, 3days for Caesarian delivery, subject to limit of R75,000per Hospital event
Psychiatric Hospitalisation, including
Practitioners
100% of Scheme Tariff
Maximum of 14 days, subjec
Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
100% of Cost
PMBs only
Ambulance Services
100% of Scheme Tariff
Emergency transportation only with pre-authorisation obtained from 011-5411118
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Chronic Conditions in terms of the
Regulations of the Medical Schemes Act, 131 of 1998, being -
Addison’s Disease
Asthma
Bipolar Mood Disorder
Bronchiectasis
Cardiac Failure
Cardiomyopathy
Chronic Renal Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Crohns Disease
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 & 2
Dysrrhythmias
Epilepsy
Glaucoma
Haemophilia
Hyperlipidaemia
Hypertension
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinsons Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Schizophrenia
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
100% of Cost Limited to the prescribed Therapeutic Algorithms for the conditions and protocols in terms of best practice adopted by the Scheme. Registration with the Scheme is compulsory prior to receiving benefits.

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTIONS WITH EFFECT
FROM 1 JANUARY 2010
Principal Member
R1,656.00
Adult Dependant
R1,327.00
Child Dependant
R 534.00

Document Downloads
Hospital Plan Benefit Schedule 2010 (.pdf - 56 KB)
Medical Aid Application Form (.pdf - 54KB) (.doc - 36KB)