Veterans and entitled beneficiaries (EP) can access a comprehensive range of admitted and non-admitted services in WA publicly funded hospitals. Non-admitted services include emergency, outpatient and community services.

Eligibility

Treatment entitlement is evidenced by the possession of either a Gold Repatriation Health Card that provides hospital treatment for all conditions or a White Repatriation Health Card that provides hospital treatment for specific service related conditions. DVA Repatriation Health Cards

Benefits as a DVA patient

With provision of DVA card details, EP who choose to be admitted as a DVA patient are entitled to:

• Choice of publicly funded hospital, with a minimum shared ward accommodation
• Choice of doctor provided the doctor has admitting rights to the hospital
• Free hospitalisation including accommodation, prosthesis, medical and diagnostic services
• Pharmaceuticals whilst an admitted patient at no charge
• Pharmaceuticals on discharge and as non-admitted patients (some hospitals may charge a patient co-payment)
• Aids, equipment and home modification
• Nursing home type contribution (ex-Prisoners of War only)
• Inter-hospital transport
• Transport at discharge