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​Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS)

IPTAAS a NSW Government program that helps people with the cost of transport and accommodation when they have to travel significant distances to access specialist health treatment.

For more about  ​Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) .

George’s story

George, from Bega, was diagnos​ed with incurable stage 4 colon cancer. His treatment involves regularly travelling up to Sydney. Without subsidy assistance from IPTAAS, George would have found it difficult to finance his travel and accommodation requirements. IPTAAS played an important part in helping George and his family out during this difficult and stressful time.

Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS)

NSW patient and carers guide to claiming accommodation subsidies

What is IPTAAS?

The NSW Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme subsidises the cost of travel and accommodation for residents of New South Wales  who need to travel long distances for specialist medical care.

Subsidies are provided to help cover the costs of staying in accommodation close to hospitals. Patients can also claim travel costs including private car and public transport costs.

IPTAAS supports residents of NSW travelling to hospitals in NSW and other States. Interstate patients travelling to hospitals in NSW must apply to the scheme in their home State. 

Eligibility Criteria

In NSW, the main eligibility criteria for IPTAAS is distance. Distance is defined from the patient’s home address to the specialist medical facility (hospital or clinic). There are two distance eligibility criteria:

People travelling more than 100km from home to medical care (one way)

People travelling an average of 200km over a week for one or more weeks.

You also need to be a permanent resident of New South Wales.

You must be travelling to specialist medical care that is not available closer to home.

Who decides if I am eligible to claim IPTAAS

Your GP and medical specialist need to confirm you are travelling for specialist medical care. The doctor must be approved to practice as a specialist under Medicare Australia and their details must be included on the form. 

Please ask your GP, medical specialist or staff at the clinic to assist you with this process. You can also contact the IPTAAS Office directly for further information. Once your form is submitted to the IPTAAS Office, they will process your application and confirm your eligibility and reimbursements.

Please note, MediStays does not approve your application. 

How much is the accommodation subsidy?

The subsidy varies depending on your situation. For stays of 1 – 7 nights:

Patients not admitted to hospital may be eligible to claim up to $75/night accommodation subsidy.

Patients travelling with an approved escort

Patients not admitted to hospital who are travelling with an approved escort may be eligible to claim up to $75/night.

If you are an approved escort for a patient admitted to hospital you can claim an accommodation subsidy of up to $75/night.

The subsidy varies depending on your situation. For stays of 8+ nights:

Patients not admitted to hospital may be eligible to claim up to $120/night accommodation subsidy.

Patients not admitted to hospital who are travelling with an approved escort may be eligible to claim up to $120/night.

If you are an approved escort for a patient admitted to hospital you can claim an accommodation subsidy of up to $120/night.

Please note: IPTAAS does not subsidise the cost of GST. 

All rates are per room/apartment per night (not per person) 

Nights are cumulative over a 12-month period (financial year)

When to submit an IPTAAS application form

If you are eligible to apply for IPTAAS, post your hard copy, signed form and MediStays tax invoice to the IPTAAS office when your stay has finished.

Can I submit my claim online?

Yes, please visit the IPTAAS website for further information about submitting your application online. Simply register online and provide the required information (including your MediStays tax invoice).

Other frequently asked questions

Yes, MediStays can bulk-bill IPTAAS for stays 7+ nights.

Prior pre-approval of subsidy including the amount & number of nights must be made 7 days in advance of stay in order for MediStays to bulk-bill.

Please contact us to discuss this option prior to booking at [email protected] or by calling our office on 1300 085 036 (office hours).

Every property is eligible when you book with MediStays. Simply browse our website for the property that meets your needs and submit your claim or contact us to bulk-bill. 

No, IPTAAS entitles you to claim all accommodation costs, including one-night stays

As escort is a person approved to travel with the patient. This may include your husband or wife, carer, family member, friend or the parents of children under 18 years of age.

A person can have more than one escort if they are under the age of 18 years, certain conditions apply.

Accommodation in private homes is reimbursed at $40 per person per night (regardless of the number of nights)

You must claim the subsidy for the state or territory where you live (not the location of your treating hospital). 

Participation in some clinical trials will deem patients’ ineligible to claim IPTAAS. Please discuss this with your medical specialist if unsure. 

As stated on the IPTAAS website, in general, you will not be eligible to claim IPTAAS if you:

• participate in clinical trials or experimental treatments that are medical research studies that aim to find a better way to manage a particular disease
• live in states or territories other than NSW (unless they are a living organ donor to a NSW patient)
• are away from their permanent place of residence when the treatment episode begins, such as when on holidays or while visiting friends or family either within NSW or interstate
• are undertaking a journey to or from outside Australia for medical treatment
• are accessing allied health (for example, audiology, physiotherapy, podiatry, speech therapy)
• are accessing general practitioner (GP) services
• are eligible to claim assistance under another state or territory or from a registered benefit organisation including the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• were injured in a motor vehicle accident and are covered by iCare NSW 
• were injured at work and are covered by WorkSafe
• have received or claimed by way of compensation, damages or other payment in respect to the illness or injury being treated.

If your accommodation costs are more than the IPTAAS subsidy, you will need to pay some out of pocket expenses.

For example, if a patient and/or escort stay in accommodation at $140/night, they will pay $65/night (1-7 nights stay) or $20 per night (8 or more nights stay).

Co-payments are required by schemes in other States. For example, paying for the first four nights every year.

With IPTAAS, the good news is that no co-payment is required!

A treatment year is the same as a financial year (1 July to 30th June).

No, there are no concessions. 

Yes, if you are an approved escort you are eligible to claim the accommodation subsidy. For example, you may drive your husband to the hospital and book accommodation with MediStays until he is discharged. You are eligible to claim $70/night (1-7 nights stay) and $120/night (8 or more nights stay).

If your husband has previously had 8 nights hospital stay and within the same financial year has to be re-admitted for another 5 nights stay or have outpatient treatment – the reimbursement will be the higher rate of $ 120 per night.  Nights are cumulative over multiple stays (within a financial year)

Yes, IPTAAS covers public transport costs. Keep a copy of your tax invoices and record details of your journey (dates) on the form. 

Yes, IPTAAS covers petrol costs. If you travel in a private car, you are eligible to claim 40 cents per kilometre. Google maps is used to calculate the distance from your home address to the hospital/clinic address. You do not need to provide tax invoices for petrol costs.

Please contact the IPTAAS office directly for further information:

For long stays, you may also apply in advance or in regular intervals. 

How MediStays can help…

Checking your eligibility after booking.

When you book accommodation with MediStays, you can choose to tell us your postcode. This enables us to guide you on your eligibility for IPTAAS and send you the link for the relevant IPTAAS paperwork.

Which MediStays accommodation is eligible?

All properties listed on the MediStays website are eligible. Simply book on our website and submit your MediStays tax invoice with your application form or online claim.

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The capital city of Moskovskaya oblast: Moscow .

Moscow Oblast - Overview

Moscow Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Central Federal District. Moscow, the capital city of the country, is the administrative center of Moscow Oblast. At the same time, Moscow is not part of this region, it is a separate federal subject of Russia, a city of federal importance.

The population of Moscow Oblast is about 7,769,000 (2022), the area - 44,379 sq. km.

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History of Moscow Oblast

The territory of the Moscow region was inhabited more than 20 thousand years ago. In the first millennium AD, this land was inhabited mostly by the Finno-Ugric peoples (Meryane and Meshchera). In the 9th-10th centuries, the Slavs began active development of the region. The population was engaged in hunting, fisheries, agriculture, and cattle breeding.

In the middle of the 12th century, the territory of the present Moscow region became part of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, the first towns were founded (Volokolamsk in 1135, Moscow in 1147, Zvenigorod in 1152, Dmitrov in 1154). In the first half of the 13th century, the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was conquered by the Mongols.

In the 14th-16th centuries, Moscow principality became the center of unification of Russian lands. The history of the Moscow region is inextricably linked to military events of the Time of Troubles - the siege of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by the troops of False Dmitry II, the first and second militias.

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In 1708, by decree of Peter the Great, Moskovskaya gubernia (province) was established. It included most of the territory of present Moscow oblast. In 1712, St. Petersburg became the capital of the Russian Empire and the significance of the Moscow region as the country’s economic center began to decrease.

In 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place near Moscow. It was the biggest battle of the Russian-French War of 1812. In the second half of the 19th century, especially after the peasant reform of 1861, the Moscow province experienced economic growth. In 1851, the first railway connected Moscow and St. Petersburg; in 1862 - Nizhny Novgorod.

The population of the Moscow region increased significantly (in 1847 - 1.13 million people, in 1905 - 2.65 million). On the eve of the First World War, Moscow was a city with a population of more than one million people.

In November, 1917, the Soviet power was established in the region. In 1918, the country’s capital was moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow that contributed to economic recovery of the province. In the 1920s-1930s, a lot of churches located near Moscow were closed, a large number of cultural monuments were destroyed. On January 14, 1929, Moscow Oblast was formed.

In 1941-1942, one of the most important battles of the Second World War took place on the territory of the region - the Battle for Moscow. In the postwar years, the growth of economic potential of the region continued; several science cities were founded (Dubna, Troitsk, Pushchino, Chernogolovka).

In the 1990s, the economy of Moscow Oblast experienced a deep crisis. Since the 1990s, due to the motorization of the population and commuting, road traffic situation in the Moscow region significantly deteriorated. Traffic jams have become commonplace.

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Moscow Oblast - Features

Moscow Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain, in the basin of the rivers of Volga, Oka, Klyazma, Moskva. The region stretches from north to south for 310 km, from west to east - 340 km. It was named after the city of Moscow, which however is not part of the region. Part of the administrative authorities of the region is located in Krasnogorsk.

On the territory of the Moscow region, there are 77 cities and towns, 19 of them have a population of more than 100 thousand people. The largest cities are Balashikha (518,300), Podolsk (309,600), Mytishchi (262,700), Khimky (256,300), Korolyov (225,300), Lubertsy (209,600), Krasnogorsk (174,900), Elektrostal (149,000), Odintsovo (138,900), Kolomna (136,800), Domodedovo (136,100).

The climate is temperate continental. Summers are warm, winters are moderately cold. The average temperature in January is minus 10 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19 degrees Celsius.

One of the most important features of the local economy is its proximity to Moscow. Some of the cities (Odintsovo, Krasnogorsk, Mytishchi) have become in fact the “sleeping districts” of Moscow. The region is in second place in terms of industrial production among the regions of Russia (after Moscow).

The leading industries are food processing, engineering, chemical, metallurgy, construction. Moscow oblast has one of the largest in Russia scientific and technological complexes. Handicrafts are well developed (Gzhel ceramics, Zhostov trays, Fedoskino lacquered miniatures, toy-making).

Moscow railway hub is the largest in Russia (11 radial directions, 2,700 km of railways, the density of railways is the highest in Russia). There are two large international airports - Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo. Vnukovo airport is used for the flights within the country.

Attractions of Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast has more than 6,400 objects of cultural heritage:

• famous estate complexes,
• ancient towns with architectural monuments (Vereya, Volokolamsk, Dmitrov, Zaraysk, Zvenigorod, Istra, Kolomna, Sergiev Posad, Serpukhov),
• churches and monasteries-museums (the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Joseph-Volokolamsk monastery, Pokrovsky Khotkov monastery, Savvino Storozhevsky monastery, Nikolo Ugresha monastery).

The most famous estate complexes:

• Arkhangelskoye - a large museum with a rich collection of Western European and Russian art of the 17th-19th centuries,
• Abramtsevo - a literary and artistic center,
• Melikhovo - an estate owned by A.P. Chekhov at the end of the 19th century,
• Zakharovo and Bolshiye Vyazyomy included in the History and Literature Museum-Reserve of Alexander Pushkin,
• House-Museum of the composer P.I. Tchaikovsky in Klin,
• Muranovo that belonged to the poet F.I. Tyutchev,
• Shakhmatovo - the estate of the poet Alexander Blok.

The architectural ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest museum of the Moscow region is located in Serpukhov - Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum.

The places of traditional arts and crafts are the basis of the souvenir industry of Russia:

• Fedoskino - lacquer miniature painting,
• Bogorodskoe - traditional manufacture of wooden toys,
• Gzhel - unique tradition of creating ceramics,
• Zhostovo - painted metal crafts,
• Pavlovsky Posad - fabrics with traditional printed pattern.

Some of these settlements have museums dedicated to traditional crafts (for example, a toy museum in Bogorodskoe), as well as centers of learning arts and crafts.

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Eligibility

This indicator is intended as a guide to your eligibility to access IPTAAS Programs. It does not consider your individual circumstances. We encourage you to speak to a Customer Service Officer to discuss your individual circumstances and requirements.

1. Are you a resident of NSW or Lord Howe Island?

2. are you enrolled with medicare, 3. are you receiving, or eligible for, financial assistance for travel and accommodation from third party insurance or other australian government services, 4. have you been referred for treatment at your nearest approved health service, 5. are you receiving treatment at an iptaas approved health service, 6. will you travel from your home for treatment, at least 100km (one way),or at least 200kms in a week by making multiple trips to and from treatment.

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