As a member of NSBA Inc part of your registration fee goes to sports injury insurance.
The information provided in these attached documents will give you the "nuts and bolts" about what is covered with regard to your member insurance:
Should you need to make a claim you can download the form from the BNSW website.
Just to highlight a couple of key points:
If you are injured on the way to or from the stadium or during the game and need to go to the hospital in an ambulance you are covered either by:
The benefits tripled for Non Medicare Medical Expense and Loss of Income.
Non Medicare Medical Expense current limit 75% of claim limited to $ 1,200 increasing to; 75% of claim limited to $3,600 Loss of Income current limit $200 per week x up to 52 weeks to a max of $10,400, increasing to $600 per week X up to 52 weeks to a max of $ 31,200.
“The Health Insurance Act specifically prohibits insurers from paying for any items that are related to Medicare items, and specifically fine insurers for each breach of the Act.
If the claimable items are related to Medicare, Insurers cannot reimburse these costs to you.
It is important to note that this is outside the control of Northern Suburbs Basketball and the Insurers.
It is therefore recommended that in addition to these policies arranged by Northern Suburbs Basketball, all members are encouraged to take out Private Health and income protection Insurance or additional insurance over and above the benefits provided by the policy.”