(before any rebate or insurer discount)
Covers only one person
Available in Victoria
# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
HIF has partnered with a network of providers to make a selected range of services more affordable. By choosing an HIF Choice Network provider you’ll receive low or no out-of-pocket costs. See www.hif.com.au/choice-network
| Note, for items marked with an asterisk *: Optical benefit paid on frames and prescription optical items. Pharmacy benefit paid after deduction of the PBS co-payment at 100% up to $80 per script. The limits detailed below are subject to a combined overall person limit of $550 for chiro and osteo. A combined overall person limit of $900 for occupational therapy, orthoptics (eye therapy), physio and speech therapy. Our Complementary Therapies sub-limit ($250 per person) includes: acupuncture, myotherapy, remedial massage and traditional Chinese medicine. Benefits for replacement dentures and partial dentures are not paid within three years of previous supply. | |||
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| Treatment | Waiting period (months) | Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated) | Examples of maximum benefits |
| General dental | 2 | $1,300 per policy (combined limit for general dental, major dental, endodontic, orthodontic & other services - Sub-limits apply) | Periodic oral examination - $54.35 Scale & clean - $110.35 Fluoride treatment - $33.20 |
| Major dental* | 12 | Surgical tooth extraction - $112.80 Full crown veneered - $748.80 | |
| Endodontic | 2 | Filling of one root canal - $113.80 | |
| Orthodontic | 12 | Braces for upper & lower teeth, including removal plus fitting of retainer - $1,300.00 | |
| Optical* | 2 | $260 per policy | Single vision lenses & frames - 100% of charge Multi-focal lenses & frames - 100% of charge |
| Non PBS pharmaceuticals* | 2 | $200 per policy | Per eligible prescription - $80.00 |
| Physiotherapy* | 2 | $900 per policy (combined limit for physiotherapy, eye therapy (orthoptics), occupational therapy & speech therapy - Sub-limits apply) | Initial visit - $40.00 Subsequent visit - $40.00 |
| Chiropractic* | 2 | $550 per policy (combined limit for chiropractic & osteopathy - Sub-limits apply) | Initial visit - $30.00 Subsequent visit - $30.00 |
| Podiatry | 2 | $354 per policy | Initial visit - $32.00 Subsequent visit - $23.00 |
| Psychology | 2 | $740 per policy | Initial visit - $75.00 Subsequent visit - $55.00 |
| Acupuncture* | 2 | $250 per policy (combined limit for acupuncture, remedial massage, chinese medicine & other services) | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Remedial massage* | 2 | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 | |
| Hearing aids | 12 | $550 per policy 1 appliance(s) every 3 years | Hearing aid - $550.00 |
| Blood glucose monitors | 12 | $200 per policy 1 appliance(s) every 3 years (combined limit for blood glucose monitors & other services) | Per monitor - 75% of charge |
| Chinese medicine* | 2 | Combined limit - see Acupuncture | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Dietetics/dietary advice | 2 | $324 per policy | Initial visit - $36.00 Subsequent visit - $18.00 |
| Eye therapy (orthoptics)* | 2 | Combined limit - see Physiotherapy | Initial visit - $50.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Health management / Healthy lifestyle | 2 | $100 per policy | Health management - $100.00 |
| Home nursing | 2 | $1,800 per policy | Initial visit - $75.00 Subsequent visit - $75.00 |
| Occupational therapy* | 2 | Combined limit - see Physiotherapy | Initial visit - $45.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Orthotics (podiatric orthoses) | 12 | $200 per policy | Orthotics supply & fit - 75% of charge |
| Osteopathy* | 2 | Combined limit - see Chiropractic | Initial visit - $30.00 Subsequent visit - $30.00 |
| Speech therapy* | 2 | Combined limit - see Physiotherapy | Initial visit - $75.00 Subsequent visit - $45.00 |
| A 12 month waiting period applies to dental items: 322-324, 331, 595, and 596. A 12 month waiting period applies to IVF drugs. A $20 benefit (1 per person, per calendar year) will be paid on eligible claims for flu vaccinations from a registered pharmacy only. Like most Extras health covers, there are annual limits (a limit on how much we will pay toward your claims) for most services under Super Options. However, your benefit limits will be refreshed every year on January 1. What’s more, we’ll increase your annual limits on a number of services. For example, benefits and annual limits for major dental services increase each year for the first five years of membership. Likewise, benefits and annual limits for complementary therapy services will increase after three years of membership, while optical benefits increase after five years. Other items covered: Asthmatic spacers, Diabetes Education, External Prosthesis, Humidifier/ Nebuliser and a Peak Flow Meter. | |||
| Other treatments - check with your insurer |
Super Options has practically everything you could wish for – major dental, chiro, physio, optical, healthy lifestyle and ambulance to name just a few. Plus, it covers a host of other health services like psychology, orthotics and speech therapy.
In Victoria this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.
Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 30 days.
Call-out fees: will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
There is no limit to the number of emergency ambulance services you use. If you’re taken to a hospital’s emergency department for urgent treatment, we’ll cover 100% of the charge. If it’s a non-emergency ambulance service, you only make a $50 co-payment per trip. Not covered: Inter-hospital transportation except for inter-hospital transfers relating to an emergency or new illness where approved on a case by case basis by HIF. Transportation from a hospital to your home, nursing home or other hospital. Transportation for ongoing medical treatment. Off road, sea or air ambulance (plane, helicopter or boat).
The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.
For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories
Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.
These categories are not covered by this policy.