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Ambulance costs if you live in Tasmania
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If you live in Tasmania, the state government waives the ambulance costs in most cases. Waive means you do not have to pay.
When you may have to pay for an ambulance
- Sometimes you may have to pay your ambulance costs.
- These reasons are in the table below.
- You can apply to us to have your fees waived.
- Waived means we will not ask you to pay the costs.
- You need to follow the steps outlined below.
- Documents we ask you to provide may need to be certified.
- Certified means having someone in authority such as a police officer or a Justice of the Peace sign the document to prove its authenticity.
Involving transport like a car, truck, motorbike.
What to do
- Complete a Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) claim form.
- Send this form with your invoice to MAIB.
What happens next
- The MAIB will process your claim.
- If you’re eligible, they will pay the account..
If your claim is rejected:
- Return the invoice to us.
- Include a copy of the rejection letter.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
If you are injured at work
What to do
- Send the invoice to your employer.
If you can’t claim Workcover:
- Return the invoice to us.
- Write ‘I don't want to make a WorkCover claim’ on the invoice.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
What happens next
- WorkCover will process your claim.
- If you’re eligible, they will pay the account.
If your claim is rejected:
- Return the invoice to us.
- Include a copy of the rejection letter.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
If you get injured in a public space including:
- an event
- organised activity
- negligent activity.
Negligent means not taking proper care.
What to do
- Send the invoice to the event organiser as part of your compensation claim.
- Compensation means money paid by company that caused the injury.
If you are not making a compensation claim:
- Return the invoice to us.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
What happens next
- The event organiser will process your claim.
- If you’re eligible, they will pay the account.
If your compensation claim is rejected:
- Return the invoice to us.
- Include a copy of the rejection letter.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected] - Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
Claims related to:
- asbestos
- victim of crime
- other incidents
What to do
If you have received an invoice from Ambulance Tasmania and have questions, please contact us.
Phone: 03 6166 1954
Email: [email protected]
DVA is the Department of Veterans Affairs
What to do
Provide your DVA number to us by email or mail:
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
If you live in Tasmania to attend university on an international student visa.
What to do
If your visa requires Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC):
- You are not eligible for a fee waiver.
- Please send your invoice to your OSHC provider.
If your visa provides free ambulance services:
- Please contact us by email or mail.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
If you live in Tasmania but are a citizen of another country.
What to do
If your visa does not include free ambulance services:
- You are not eligible for a fee waiver.
- You will need to pay your invoice.
If your visa includes free ambulance services:
- Please contact us by email or mail.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
If you live in Tasmania but work in another state.
- Send a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001
Ambulance costs if you are visiting another state
- It is important to have travel or health insurance if you are visiting another state.
- If you need an ambulance, you may have to pay.
- Sometimes you may be able to claim the cost through compensation.
- Compensation means money paid by the company that caused the injury.
- Tasmania’s government will pay for emergency road ambulance services in some states.
- This is called a ‘reciprocal agreement’.
- Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania and other states are below.
Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania
There is no reciprocal agreement in any situation.
What to do
You must pay any ambulance costs.
Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania
- Agreements cover all emergency ambulance services.
- You must pay for non-emergency ambulance transport.
What to do
- Send the invoice to us.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001 - We request a waiver of fees for you.
Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania
- Agreements only cover emergency road and air ambulance services.
- You must pay for all other ambulance costs.
What to do
- Send the invoice to us.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001 - We request a waiver of fees for you.
Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania
- Agreements only cover emergency road ambulance services.
- You must pay for all other ambulance costs.
What to do
- Send the invoice to us.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001 - We request a waiver of fees for you.
Reciprocal agreements with Tasmania
- Agreements only cover emergency road ambulance services and non-emergency ambulance transport.
- You must pay for all other ambulance costs.
What to do
- Send the invoice to us.
- Include a certified copy of your home address in Tasmania (like a driver’s licence)
- Send the documents to us.
Email: [email protected]
Mail: GPO Box 125, Hobart, TAS, 7001 - We request a waiver of fees for you.
Ambulance costs if you are visiting another country
- It is important to obtain insurance if you travel overseas.
- Check if it covers ambulance transport and related medical costs.
- If you are visiting the UK, you may have some cover for healthcare and ambulances.
- This is part of an agreement the Australian Government has arranged with the UK.
- It doesn’t cover all costs.
- Travel insurance may reduce expensive costs of unexpected medical care.
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