Summary of Support
IPTAAS is the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme. This is a NSW Government scheme providing financial assistance towards travel and accommodation costs when a patient needs to travel long distances for treatment that is not available locally.
To be eligible for IPTAAS, a patient must:
- Be a resident of NSW or Lord Howe Island
- Be enrolled with Medicare
- Not be receiving, or eligible for, financial assistance for travel and accommodation from third party insurance or other Australian government services
- Be referred for treatment at their nearest health service
- Receive treatment at an approved health service
- Travel from their residence for treatment at least 100km (one way), or at least 200kms in a week by making multiple trips to and from treatment
About Organisation
IPTAAS is an initiative of the NSW Government
