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3.0 »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement And Qualifying Period

»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ commencement date and time, qualifying period, waiver of the qualifying period in some circumstances.

3. »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement And Qualifying Period

3.1 »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement and Period

3.1.1 For New and Reinstated Members, Member Benefits commence at 5:00pm (1700 hours) AEST on the day after the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Fee is received by AV.

3.1.2 For New and Reinstated Members, the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Period commences on the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement Date and continues for period of time that the Member has made payment.

3.1.3 For Renewing Members, »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ benefits are continuous subject to the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Fee being received in full by AV no later than the due date of the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Renewal. Refer to Section 2.3.5.

3.1.4 Once a »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ has commenced it cannot be suspended.

3.2 Qualifying Period

There is a fourteen (14) day Qualifying Period from the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement Date of all New and Reinstated »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµs (Refer clause 3.1 »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Commencement and Period). During their Qualifying Period Members do not receive Member Benefits for:

  • Non-emergency Patient Transport »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Services; or
  • Emergency »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Services where the service is required as a result of a Pre-Existing Ailment.

3.2.1 Waiver of Qualifying Period

The Qualifying Period will be waived in the following circumstances:

  1. For children who qualify as a Dependant when added to an existing Family »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ which has already served the Qualifying Period;
  2. Where a New or Reinstated Member was formerly an eligible Victorian Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card holder and joins the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Scheme within thirty (30) days of no longer being eligible for a Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card (Refer clause 4.2 Concession Card Holders). In this situation »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ will commence from the date the concession benefits ceased (proof of this date will be required);
  3. Where a New or Reinstated Member was listed on a Family »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ, is no longer eligible to be covered under that Family »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ and joins the »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Scheme within thirty (30) days of ceasing to be eligible on the Family »ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ.

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