Summary of Support
PATS reduces the cost of accessing specialist medical services that are not available locally by providing a subsidy towards the cost of travel and accommodation. PATS is available for permanent residents of country Western Australia who are:
- Required to travel more than 100 kilometres (one way) to access the nearest eligible specialist medical services, or
- Required to travel more than 70 kilometres (one way) to access renal or cancer treatment. Eligible services can be provided by public or private providers and can be delivered by face-to-face or telehealth.
PATS is also available to:
- Assist PATS clients to have an escort accompany them during their travel (eligibility criteria applies);
- Return country residents to their home or transferring hospital if they have been discharged from hospital after an emergency transfer or Inter Hospital Patient Transfer (IHPT) and they need to travel more than 100 kilometres; and
- Assist with the cost of returning a country resident to their home town if they die while on PATS-eligible travel and need to be transported more than 100 kilometres. This includes escorts.
About Organisation
PATS is an initiative of the Western Australian Government
