Health funds and Kinesiology
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 06:58
The recently implemented Section 10 of Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules 2008 pursuant to the PHI Act 2007 means all health care providers in Australia must be members of professional organizations that represent that health care modality to receive the provider recognition with health funds.
Individual practitioners are no longer allowed to apply for and maintain the provider status. Rather this is now done through associations that have earned the Accreditation. The Institute has the Accreditation following a successful completion of an independent audit organized by the health funds.
It is with great pleasure to list below the updated list of health funds covering Kinesiology and recognizing The Institute’s eligible members as health care providers in Australia.
A.I.K. Provider Recognition with the following Health Funds 30/6/09 |
| 1. Medibank Private |
| 2. MBF |
| 3. HBA |
| 4. ANZ Health Insurance |
| 5. Health Cover Direct |
| 6. Mutual Community |
| 7. Manchester Unit |
| 8. Australian Unity |
| 9. GU Health |
| 10. AHM |
| 11. Credicare Health Fund / CUA Health |
| 12. CBHS |
| 13. Health Partners |
| 14. Health Care Insurance Ltd |
| 15. Reserve Bank Health Society Ltd |
| 16. Teachers Federation Health Ltd |
17. Transport Health |
Any educational qualifications attained by distance only learning will not be recognised by Health Funds.
Right Cover
It is imperative, however, for our members to inform their clients that they must have the “right/appropriate” cover that covers “complementary/natural therapies” which includes Kinesiology.Mandatory Requirements for Health Funds
1. Current Senior/2nd Level/HLTFA301B First Aid
2. Professional Indemnity Insurance with min. of $1 million cover
3. 20 CPE points per annum. This is subject to audit by health funds and not The Institute, however, it is a requirement to maintain membership of Professional and above levels. This is a requirement for members to be considered “eligible” to be on the list to the health funds.
