Ambulance Victoria
Please find the following information regarding Ambulance membership in Victoria. As part of our First Aid policy the College will inform parents of the Ambulance Victoria membership costs. If a student is injured at the College, the College insurers will cover the cost of an ambulance. If a student becomes ill at the College, then the parents will need to pay for an ambulance unless they meet the criteria listed below or are members of the Ambulance Victoria Service. In the instance of a student being unwell the College has a duty of care to the student. If an ambulance is required to be called it will be called regardless of whether the family has membership.

Under the State Concession Scheme the Victorian Government provides Victorian pension and health care card holders free ambulance and non-emergency patient transport services (where authorised as medically necessary) to/from the nearest appropriate medical facility.

A valid card holder shares the same transport fee benefits as an Ambulance Victoria member.

Eligibility for the concession card must be valid at the date of transport, regardless of the date on the card. This eligibility is determined by Centrelink, not Ambulance Victoria and is regulated by Department of Human Services.

Customers unsure of their eligibility status should have this confirmed with their card provider. The safest option to ensure year round cover is to purchase AV membership.

Individuals eligible for free transport include:

· Persons with a valid Pensioner Concession Card.

· Persons holding a current, valid Health Care Card (excluding Cards with payment types CD and FO) and their dependents as listed on the Card (in circumstances where the dependant is the patient).

· Children holding a current Child Disability Health Care Card (payment type CD) or Foster Care Health Care Card (payment type FO), but not their guardians/families as listed on the Card.