Private Health Information Statement - General treatment policy

Vital Options

Health Insurance Fund of Australia Limited

Monthly Premium

$68.40 #

(before any rebate or insurer discount)

Covers 2 adults (and no-one else)

Available in Western Australia

Closed to new members

# 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.

General Treatment Cover

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

This policy includes General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
Note, for items marked with an asterisk *: With a combined annual limit of $800 per person, per year, Vital Options gives you complete freedom to choose how you use your limit. Whether it’s for a quick check-up at the dentist or a couple of visits to your chiropractor, you can choose the services you’d like to use and we’ll pay back 50% on each service until you reach your maximum annual limit of $800.
TreatmentWaiting period (months)Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated)Examples of maximum benefits
General dental*2$800 per person
(combined limit for general dental, endodontic, physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathy & other services)
Periodic oral examination - 50% of charge
Scale & clean - 50% of charge
Fluoride treatment - 50% of charge
Surgical tooth extraction - 50% of charge
Endodontic*2Filling of one root canal - 50% of charge
Physiotherapy*2Initial visit - 50% of charge
Subsequent visit - 50% of charge
Chiropractic*2Initial visit - 50% of charge
Subsequent visit - 50% of charge
Osteopathy*2Initial visit - 50% of charge
Subsequent visit - 50% of charge
A 12 month waiting period applies to dental items: 322-331, 595, and 596.

This policy does not include General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
AcupunctureNon PBS pharmaceuticalsPsychology
Blood glucose monitorsOpticalRemedial massage
Hearing aidsOrthodonticOther treatments - check with your insurer
Major dentalPodiatry

Other features of this general treatment cover

Just need cover for the essentials? No worries. Vital Options offers great-value, entry-level cover for singles and couples. It covers all those vital ‘general treatment’ services you might need, such as Chiro, Physio, Osteo and General dental, Ambulance plus some Endodontic and Periodontal items. With Vital Options, we’ll pay 50% for each treatment or service until you reach the $800 per person annual limit plus 100% for one emergency ambulance service per person per year.

For further information about this policy see

https://www.hif.com.au/vitaloptions-factsheet

Ambulance cover

In Western Australia this policy provides:

Emergency: with a waiting period of 1 day, limited to 1 services per year.

Call-out fees:  will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.

Other features of this ambulance cover

There is a limit of one emergency ambulance service or call-out fees per person per year.

For further information about this policy see

https://www.hif.com.au/ambulance

Disclaimer

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.

Covered

For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories

Restricted

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.

Not Covered

These categories are not covered by this policy.