Queensland subsidy schemes
Subsidy funding for medical aids and equipment is available to eligible Queenslanders with permanent/stable conditions or disabilities. Aids and equipment are subsidy funded either on a permanent loan basis, private ownership or through the supply of consumables.
Subsidy funding is offered under the following schemes:
- Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme (MASS)
- Specialist hospital-based scheme (Cystic Fibrosis Program)
- Queensland HME Subsidy Scheme for Laryngectomy (QHSSL)
Funding for basic aids is offered under the following schemes:
- Spectacle Supply Scheme (SSS)
- Indigenous Spectacle Supply Scheme (ISSS) - Scheme ends 31 December 2022
- Queensland Artificial Limb Service (QALS)
Funding for supply or loan of assistive technology for eligible palliative persons is offered under the following schemes (not permanent loan as noted in initial paragraph)
- MASS Palliative Care Equipment Program (MASS PCEP)
- MASS Palliative Syringe Driver Program (MASS PSDP)
For more information on MASS, please refer to the MASS Information Flyer (PDF 241 kB)