TAC Claims - Adviceline Injury Lawyers

TAC claims and medical expenses

People with TAC claims are not required to pay any hospital or ambulance expenses - these bills should be referred directly to the TAC. It is, of course, essential that a TAC claim form has been completed, signed and returned to the TAC.

What if I don’t go to hospital?

If an injured person has not spent one night in hospital, the TAC will not pay the first $564 (from 01/07/2010) of medical expenses. These accounts can be claimed on Medicare or any private health insurance and the normal rebate applies. If a doctor bulk bills, the slips should be retained and the fees included in the first $564.

Once an injured person, who did not spend one night in hospital, has accounts for $564 of medical expenses, a Medical Expense Declaration form should be completed and sent to the TAC with copies of the accounts. Call TAC on 1300 654 329 and a form will be sent out. If more than one member of the family was injured in the accident, the medical excess will only need to be reached by one family member.

Does the TAC pay for all expenses?

If an injured person has spent one night or more in hospital due to injuries, no medical excess applies and all medical accounts should be sent directly to the TAC.

The TAC will pay for other treatment, such as dental services, where the treatment is reasonable and directly related to the accident. The reasonable travelling and accommodation expenses incurred by parents in visiting their injured dependant children in hospital are also payable. Country families are entitled to travelling and accommodation expenses when visiting hospital.

Where assistance is required at home, the TAC may also provide for an attendant carer, a housekeeper, and child minding or nursing services. The TAC can also pay for modifications to the car or home, and rehabilitation services, required because of the injury.

How long does the TAC pay expenses?

Payment of medical expenses for transport injuries continues as long as needed. The entitlement to medical expenses does not stop if court or any other action is taken. Medical benefits payable by the TAC include:

• Acupuncture treatment
• Ambulance services
• Attendant care
• Chemist expenses
• Child Care Services
• Chiropractic treatment
• Dental services
• Domestic assistance - eg gardening, cooking, cleaning, housekeeping
• Family Counselling - where death or serious injury
• Feldenkrais treatment
• Funeral expenses
• Gym/swimming programs
• Hearing Aids
• Home modifications to suit injury
• Hospital services
• Hydrotherapy
• Integration Support for school children
• Meal costs for claimants who travel long distances for medical examinations
• Motor vehicle modifications or replacement to suit injury
• Nursing assistance
• Occupational therapy treatment
• Optical/Orthoptic treatment
• Orthotics
• Parent's hospital visiting expenses
• Podiatry/Chiropody treatment
• Programs to assist with return to driving
• Prosthetic equipment
• Psychology or social worker counselling
• Reasonably required medical treatment
• Recreation equipment needed for rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation camps for children
• Respite care for families coping with a severely injured family member
• Speech pathology treatment