Claiming treatment

In general, to claim a treatment expense, you need to give your MAIB claim number to your medical provider and ask them to invoice the MAIB directly. If you are sent an invoice, you should send it to the MAIB together with your MAIB claim number.

The MAIB covers a range of treatment expenses:

Ambulance

The reasonable cost of ambulance services (road or air) for a client who has received an injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Hospital

The reasonable costs of hospital treatment and services at both public and private hospitals. These can include:

Hospital bed fees (shared room only)
Theatre fees
Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon fees
Anaesthesia
Specialist Consultations
Pharmacy
Allied health
Equipment

If you pay for a service yourself and want the MAIB to repay you, please keep your receipt and send it to the MAIB for reimbursement. To enable reimbursement to be made, MAIB must have your current bank details.

Things to know:

You must have an accepted MAIB claim; and
The treatment must be for your accident-related injuries.

Send invoices to info@maib.tas.gov.au or mail to –
MAIB
PO Box 590
Launceston

Treatment Benefits

We will fund treatment provided by a registered provider. The reasonable costs associated with the below may be covered:

General Practitioner
Specialist
Physiotherapy
Exercise Physiology
Chiropractic
Osteopathic
Massage
Psychological
Psychiatry
Podiatry
Optical
Dental
Naturopathy
Pharmaceutical items

The replacement cost of glasses and hearing aids damaged in the motor accident may also be covered. The MAIB may also assist with medical appliances, aids and equipment, and alterations to vehicles and buildings. Generally, an Occupational Therapist will be engaged to provide advice on these requirements.

Some limitations may apply and funding is in accordance with agreed fee schedules.

The maximum total sum payable for medical and disability benefits (including ambulance, hospital, treatment, aids and equipment, medical appliances, home modifications, travel and housekeeping) is $400,000. For accidents on or after 1 August 2012, this may be increased to $500,000 subject to the injured person being an in-patient at a hospital for a continuous period of more than 4 days commencing on the date of the accident.