Prescribing medical aids and equipment
Communication aids
Artificial larynges, communication software, speech generating devices and voice amplification devices
Continence aids
Disposable pads, nappies, reusable pants, catheters, sheaths, leg drainage bags, night drainage bags
Daily living aids
Bath boards, mobile floor hoists, mobile shower chairs, non-mobile commodes, pressure reduction mattresses and transfer benches
Home oxygen
Home oxygen supplies for adults and children, including concentrator machines and cylinders
Mobility aids
Manual or power-drive wheelchairs, wheeled walking aids and pressure reduction cushions
Spectacles
Subsidies for a pair of basic prescription spectacles, once every two years (Spectacle Supply Scheme)
Artificial limbs
Subsidies towards prosthetic limbs for amputees (Queensland Artificial Limb Service)
Last updated: 1 June 2014
