Health Funds Recognition

Recognition by Health Funds:

All AHA professional members are registered with AROH (Australian Register of Homeopaths).  Most health funds now provide rebates on consultations by AROH-registered homeopaths as part of their schedules of ‘extras’ cover.  AROH regularly provides a list of homeopathic practitioners registered with AROH to all health funds, whom then grant automatic provider registration.  Individual provider registration is not usually required.  Please note: health funds may change their rules of provider recognition.

To download the PDF latest listing of health funds providing rebates for homeopathic consultations by registered practitioners.  Please visit the AROH website: www.aroh.com.au under the registration link at the top of the page, scroll down to health funds. 

2009 Retrospect:

With the introduction of the new accreditation rules for private health funds, Medibank Private initiated a site audit of all complementary medicine associations, including AROH.  I am pleased to advise that AROH was the only organisation which passed the audit with 100% score, and received glowing compliments from the auditor.  As a result of this successful audit, AROH has now been granted provider status for its registrants by Medibank Private.

This is a considerable achievement after many years of unsuccessful lobbying by AROH and AHA before that.  Each practitioner registered with AROH will be issued their own Medibank Private provider number, after which time they will become active providers.  Provider status with Medibank private will commence on 1.7.09.
Jon Gamble - Registrar