Veterans may be eligible to claim the annual Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) to help with energy costs associated with running essential medical equipment.
From 1 July 2020, the annual payment of $163 (indexed annually) will be provided to eligible veterans’ for each piece of essential medical equipment or as a single payment for medically required heating or cooling.
The items considered as essential medical equipment eligible for the EMEP are listed below:
- home dialysis machine
- home ventilator
- home respirator
- home enteral or parenteral feeding device
- oxygen concentrator
- heart pump
- suction pump
- insulin pump
- infant apnoea monitor (when prescribed by a medical practitioner following apnoeic events)
- nebuliser (if used daily)
- continuous positive airways pressure device (CPAP)
- phototherapy equipment
- airbed vibrator
- electric wheelchair
For more information on the eligibility and how to make a claim, visit the DVA website:or call 1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372).