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Program guidelines for the Visiting Optometrists Scheme incorporating: the core visiting Optometrists scheme element and visiting Optometrists scheme expansion for Indigenous Australians element (2011)

Author

Department of Health and Ageing

City

Canberra

Type

Report

Institution

Department of Health and Ageing Australia

Description

These guidelines provide updated inforrmation for health professionals about the Visiting Optometrists Scheme (VOS), including the expansion for Indigenous Australians element. It includes information about:

the different elements of VOS and its budget allocation
what services are availalbe under VOS
what costs are supported under VOS
the application process
administration including funding arrangements and taxation implications
the VOS national advisory committee, VOS state and northern territory reference groups, and the role of the Department of Health and Ageing.

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