When you become a provider for a health fund you are agreeing to abide by their terms and conditions.
Please ensure you learn about the various Health Funds and read, understand and abide by the Terms and Conditions for your agreements with them.
As defined by the Medibank, MAA members must meet the following Requirements to be forwarded to Medibank.
Minimum Education Requirements means HLT50307 Diploma of Remedial Massage (or later equivalents) in which the course duration is at a minimum 12 months for full time students or 18 months part time students (not inclusive of any Certificate IV units) and that requires a minimum of 20% of the course to contain clinical training to be conducted on campus supervised by a trainer with the appropriate qualifications. Also, the following practical components which require skills based knowledge should also be delivered on campus – surface anatomy, palpation, clinical examination, assessment of conditions, treatment plans, tactile therapies massage techniques and other associated therapeutics and techniques.
APPROVED PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS:
Terms and Conditions
Please note: ARHG has 24 smaller Health Funds within the group, and requirements may change, for more information. Please download the Private Health Fund Information at www.arhg.com.au
Diploma Remedial Massage As defined by the Medibank, MAA members must meet the following Requirements to be forwarded to Medibank.
Provider Accreditation Requirements
To review the Individual ARHG Health Funds Provider Terms and Conditions, please click the below links:
ARHG alternative therapy database (Resource's)
Links Below:
Ancillary Provider Terms (1 November 2023)
For Natural Therapists
Bupa | Information for hospital, medical and ancillary providers
Bupa Accreditation Terms for Professional Associations
If you have a client with this health fund, please email info@doctorshealthfund.com.au and attach your Certificate of Registration (confirmation letter can be requested at anytime from the Association) and the clinic address you wish to add. Their phone number is 1800 226 126 (press 2).
Information for Ancillary providers HERE
Currently not available for MAA members
As defined by the Medibank, MAA Members must meet the following Requirements to be forwarded to Medibank.
Medibank and ahm Ancillary Provider Recognition Criteria and Standards Update April 2021
Also includes Apia Health Insurance, AAMI Health, SUNCORP, Qantas Insurance, United Healthcare Global, IMAN Australian Health Plans, GU Health ING Health, Priceline Health Insurance and NIB GreenPass.
https://www.nib.com.au/docs/recognised-provider-terms-and-conditions
Extras and ancillary providers | nib
https://www.nib.com.au/docs/providers-sample-receipt
Learn more about HICAPS, below.
https://www.hicaps.com.au/
Apply for HICAPS below.
On-board | HICAPS (computershare.com.au)
NOTE about HICAPS: Your Association cannot help you beyond advising you to work with HICAPS and the Health Fund. Your business relationship is between yourself, HICAPS and the Health Fund.
IMPORTANT: When you leave a clinic location with HICAPS facilities you must advise HICAPS that you have left that location. You may do this by filling in their form and sending it to them. If you are uncertain of the HICAPS Terminal Number you will find a Terminal Number on the letter that HICAPS originally sent you when you registered with them. Use this number from the letter. It is important that you personally take this action and do not leave it for any other person to do this for you.
Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules 2011
In the early 1980’s the massage profession in Victoria was a rather small and intimate group of practitioners. Inevitably several associations were formed each one concerned with promoting and maintaining their particular method. Almost inevitably again the urge to "grow" was being felt and certain mergers took place. It was one of those mergers which triggered off the founding of the MAA Ltd.