Medical Appliances
These are external appliances provided by a Discovery Health network of orthotists and prosthetists. The Medical and Surgical Appliance Family Limit is R18 750. Authorisation is required for appliances over R3 000 each. You are responsible for the difference in cost when using a non-DSP.
External appliances provided by providers other than orthotists and prosthetists.
Authorisation is required for appliances over R3 000 each.
Separate benefits are available for the following appliances:
Hearing aids
The Scheme pays up to R23 595 per hearing aid per beneficiary every 2 years.
Authorisation is required. Clinical motivation by ENT required for beneficiaries younger than 60 years. Call us for authorisation on
0860 222 633.
Wheelchairs
The Scheme pays up to R29 510 per beneficiary per year for wheelchairs.
1 wheelchair every 2 years per beneficiary. Call us for authorisation on
0860 222 633.