Certificates

These AHSA or Industry approved certificates  are used to validate special hospitalisation circumstances where a higher or special health insurance benefit may be recognised and paid by a health fund.

• Acute Care

  Acute Care Certificates are required to be completed by a doctor for any acute hospital stays over 35 continuous days, and then every 30 days thereafter and submitted to member funds by the hospital.

• AHSA Psychiatric

  The current AHSA Psychiatric Certificate for use by hospitals that have approved psychiatric services.

• AHSA Rehabilitation Admission

  This certificate is to be completed for patients receiving Rehabilitation Treatment upon hospital admission.

• AHSA Rehabilitation Discharge

  This certificate is to be completed for patients receiving Rehabilitation Treatment upon hospital discharge.

• CCU

  This certificate is to be completed for admitted Acute Cardiac Monitoring / CCU patients

• ICU

  This certificate is to be completed for patients receiving Intensive Care Treatment.

• Industry Endorsed Rehabiltation

  An industry endorsed format for rehabilitation certificates which hospitals are required to provide to health funds.

• Neurosurgical Complexity

  This certificate is to be completed for Neurosurgical Complexity Spinal Surgery patients.

• Special Care Nursery

  The Special Care Nursery Certificate for use by all hospitals that have approved special care nursery units.

• Wound Care

  A Wound Care Certificate is required to be forwarded to the patients health fund prior to discharge from hospital.