Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
All states and territories have Patient Assisted Travel Schemes (PATS). This help people in rural and remote Australia with travel costs for specialist treatment.
Wherever you live, PATS helps with:
- travel expenses for public transport
- somewhere to stay near treatment
- travel and a bed for a friend, family member or carer to be with you.
Some schemes also cover:
- costs of taxis to and from treatment
- an allowance – a bit of money to spend when you have to be away from home
- extra journeys for your friend, family member or carer.
Read this Guide to patient assisted travel schemes from the National Rural Health Alliance.
Read about PATS in your area:
- ACT: Interstate Patient Travel Assistance Scheme
- Northern Territory: Patient Assistance Travel Scheme
- NSW: Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme
- Queensland: Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme
- South Australia: Patient Assistance Travel Scheme
- Tasmania: Patient Travel Assistance Scheme
- Western Australia: Patient Assisted Travel Scheme and Interstate Patient Travel Scheme
- Victoria: Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme
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