Summary of changes to the RAP schedule

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A summary of 1 November 2021 changes to the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) schedule.

Products now available through DVA’s contracted suppliers

  • All Home modifications including complex home modifications
  • AL07 — Vertical Platform Lifts
  • AL10 — Ramp — Fixed — Greater than 190mm
  • AL14 — Step Modification — two or more steps
  • AL15 — Complex Home Modification — Bathroom Modification
  • AL21 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Other Modification
  • AL24 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Door Modification
  • AL25 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Shower Modification
  • AL28 — Complex Home Modification — Other Room Modification

New item numbers added to the RAP schedule

  • AL24 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Door Modification
  • AL25 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Shower Modification
  • AL26 — Ramp — Demountable
  • AL28 — Complex Home Modification — Other Room Modification
  • AP31 — Knee Walker and Scooter — Trial
  • AV18 — Stationary Exercise Bike — Trial

New item numbers for maintenance and repair

  • AB16 — Beds — Maintenance and Repair
  • AC10 — Chair — Maintenance and Repair
  • AE06 — Bed and Chair Supports — Maintenance and Repair
  • AH18 — Household Adaptive and Assistance Appliances — Maintenance and Repair
  • AL22 — Complex and Non-Complex Home Modifications — Maintenance and Repair
  • AM03 — Lifting Devices — Maintenance and Repair
  • AP21 — Mobility Appliances — Maintenance and Repair
  • AR27 — Orthoses and Footwear Not Obtained Through Medical Grade Footwear — Maintenance and Repair
  • AT14 — Palliative Care Appliances — Maintenance and Repair
  • AV16 — Rehabilitation Exercise Equipment and Treatment Machines — Maintenance and Repair
  • BA13 — Communication, Swallowing and Feeding Appliances — Maintenance and Repair
  • BE11 — Personal Hygiene, Bathing and Toileting — Maintenance and Repair
  • BF13 — Cognition and Memory Assistance — Maintenance and Repair

New item numbers for consumables and accessories

  • AB19 — Bed — Consumables and Accessories
  • AC11 — Chair — Consumables and Accessories
  • AE07 — Bed and Chair Supports — Consumables and Accessories
  • AH19 — Household Adaptive and Assistance Appliances — Consumables and Accessories
  • AM02 — Lifting Devices — Consumables and Accessories
  • AR26 — Orthoses and Footwear Not Obtained Through Medical Grade Footwear — Consumables and Accessories
  • AS15 — Swallowing and Feeding — Consumables and Accessories
  • AT13 — Palliative Care Appliances — Consumables and Accessories
  • AU17 — Personal Hygiene — Consumables and Accessories
  • AZ08 — Bathing — Consumables and Accessories
  • BA07 — Communication — Consumables and Accessories
  • BD04 — Rehabilitation Exercise Equipment and Treatment Machines — Consumables and Accessories
  • BE15 — Toileting — Consumables and Accessories
  • BF14 — Cognition and Memory Assistance — Consumables and Accessories

Updated category names

Category names that were updated on 1 November 2021

New name

Old name/s

AA16 — Sensor Mat

Sensor Mat — low frequency

AB02 — Bed Positioning Supports

Bed Back Rest — Manual

AB18 — Bed Back Rest — Electrical

AE02 — Bed Wedges and Supports

AB03 — Bed Raiser

Bed Blocks

AB13 — Table — Over Bed/Chair

Table — Over Bed

AB14 — Mattress — Pressure Care

Pressure Care Mattress

AB17 — Heel Elevators — Pressure Care

Heel Elevators for Pressure Care

AC01 — Chair Low / High Back / Ergonomic

AC01 — Chairs — Low / High Back / Ergonomic

AD04 — Urinal

Urinal (with / without holder) (male and female)

AE01 — Seated Spinal Support

Back Supports

AH01 — Adaptive Crockery and Cutlery

Crockery and Cutlery — Adaptive

AH04 — Book Holder

Book Holder / Electronic Book Holder

AH06 — Modified Grip Handle

Handle — Utensil

AH07 — Jar and Can Opener

Jar Opener

AH12 — Adaptive Scissors

Scissors — Spring Loaded Adaptive

AH13 — Tap Turner

Tap Turner (see also AL04 — Lever taps)

AH14 — Traymobile

Traymobile — Height Adjustable

AH15 — Modified Vegetable Board

Vegetable Board — Modified

AH17 — Adaptive Household Appliances

Eating / Kitchen / Household Adaptive Appliances — Miscellaneous Items

BG05 — Portable Clothes Drying Rack

AJ06 — Medical/Post Operative Shoe/Boot — Temporary

Temporary Footwear (includes cast boots and post-operative shoes)

AL06 — Fixed Non-Slip Surfacing

Non-slip Surfacing (including non-slip strips)

AL10 — Ramp — Fixed — Greater than 190mm

Ramps — Fixed and Demountable

AL11 — Ramp — Portable

Ramps — Portable (includes folding or retractable aluminium / fibreglass)

AL15 — Complex Home Modification — Bathroom Modification

Home Modifications — Complex

AL21 — Non-Complex Home Modification — Other Modification

Home Modifications — Minor

AM01 — Lifting Device — Hoist

Hoist / Personal Lifting Device (includes sling)

AM02 — Lifting Devices — Consumables and Accessories

Additional Sling for Hoist

AP04 — Safety Helmet

Safety Helmet — Scooters

AP07 — Knee Walker and Scooter

Knee Walker / Scooter

AP12 — Walking Frame

Walking Frame (includes wheeled walking frame)

AP17 — Manual Wheelchair

Manual Wheelchair — (standard)

AP19 — Manual Wheelchair — Customised

Manual Wheelchair — (Customised)

AP23 — Car Hoist

Car Hoist (external and internal)

AP25 — Manual Wheelchair — Power Assist Device

Power Assist Device for Manual Wheelchair

AP26 — Manual Wheelchair — Carer Operated Power Pack

Wheelchair Power Pack — Carer operated

AR01 — Support / Brace — Ankle

Ankle supports / braces

AR02 — Support / Brace — Knee

Knee supports / braces

AR03 — Support / Brace — Upper Limb

Upper limb supports / braces

AR04 — Orthotics and Orthoses — Foot

Foot orthotics and orthoses

AR08 — Braces — Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral

Lumbar Braces (including abdominal binders)

AR14 — Supports / Belts / Binders — Medical and Surgical

Surgical Corsets (including belt / truss)

AR18 — Collar — Cervical

Cervical Collars

AE03 — Therapeutic Neck Supports

AR19 — Orthoses — Ankle-Foot

Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFO)

AR28 — Protectors — Hip

Hip Protectors

AR29 — Protectors — Limb

Limb Protectors

AS01 — Blood Pressure Monitor

Blood Pressure Monitor (Sphygmomanometer)

AS11 — Vacuum Enhancement Device

Vacuum Enhancement Device (appliance for impotence)

AS12 — Synthetic Wig

Wig — Synthetic

AS13 — Human Hair Wig

Wig — Human Hair

AS16 — Medical Emergency Bracelet and Pendant

Bracelet / Pendant — Medical info for emergency

AT12 — IV Stand and Pole

Drip Stand

AT16 — Intravenous (IV) Set

AU03 — Appliances with Suction Cups

Denture Brush with Suction Cup

AU11 — Nail brush with suction Cup

AU05 — Disposable Bed, Bath and Shampoo Kit

Disposable Bed Bath / Shampoo Kit

AU08 — Appliances with Long Handles

Long Handled Comb / Brush

AU10 — Long Handled Toe Wiper

AU15 — Long Handled Shoe Horn

AU13 — Donning and Doffing Aids

Donning / doffing aids (i.e. for socks, stockings and compression garments)

AU16 — Clothing Protectors

Dignity Clothing

AV01 — Stationary Exercise Bike

Bicycle — Stationary Exercise (includes recumbent stationary bikes)

AV02 — Pedal Exerciser

Pedals Exercise

AV10 — Small Exercise Equipment

Exercise equipment (small items)

AZ01 — Bath — Bath Board, Bench and Seat

Bath Board / Bench / Seat

AZ04 — Shower — Shower Stool and Chair

Shower stool / chair

AZ06 — Limbs — Waterproof Protectors

Waterproof Protectors for Limbs

AZ07 — Bath Lift

Bath Lift (battery operated)

BA03 — Non-Electronic Assistive Communication Device

Communication Board (including manufacturing costs)

BA04 — Assistive Communication Device — Electronic

Communication Devices — Assistive

Speech Pathology Software/ Applications for Communication Devices — Assistive

BA05 — Electronic Mirror

Mirror — Electronic

BA07 — Communication — Consumables and Accessories, Swallowing and Feeding Appliances — Maintenance and Repair

BA06 — Speaking Valves

BA10 — Tracheostoma Consumables

BA11 — Tracheostoma Valve

BE01 — Bidet

Bidet (includes electronic model)

BE02 — Bedside Commode Chair

Commode Chair (bedside)

BE03 — Pan — Commode, Bed, and Slipper

Commode Pan / Bed Pan / Slipper Pan

BE06 — Over Toilet Frame and Toilet Surround

Over Toilet Frame / Toilet Surround

BE10 — Raised Toilet Seat

Toilet Seat — Raised

BE12 — Bidet — RPZ Valve

RPZ Valves for Bidet (BE01)

BE13 — Bidet — RPZ Valve Registration and Inspection

RPZ Registrations and Inspections for Bidet (BE01)

BF01 — Orientation Clock and Calendar

Orientation Clock / Calendar

BF05 — Key Finder

Locator Devices (Item Finder)

BF06 — Medication Timers and Alerts

Medication Timers/Alerts

BF11 — Home Safety Devices

Home Safety

BG01 — Non-Slip Mats

Non-slip Mat — Indoor and Outdoor (rubber backed mats)

BG03 — Adaptive Lighting

Lighting — Other

Removed category names

The following items will be removed from 1 November 2021 — Transition arrangements will enable billing for these items until 1 February 2022.

Category names that were removed on 1 November 2021

Old name

Status

AA03 — Personal Response Systems (PRS) — Non Monitored

No longer required.

AB18 — Bed Back Rest — Electrical

See AB02 — Bed Positioning Supports

AE02 — Bed Wedges and Supports

See AB02 — Bed Positioning Supports

AE03 — Therapeutic Neck Supports (see also AR18 Cervical Collars)

See AR18 — Collar — Cervical

AP02 — Batteries for Electric Scooters

See AP14 — Mobility Appliances — Consumables and Accessories

AP06 — Quadstick / Quadrapod

See AP13 — Walking Stick

AP15 — Walking Stick Holder / Strap /Accessories

See AP14 — Mobility Appliances — Consumables and Accessories

AP22 — Walking Frame Accessories

See AP14 — Mobility Appliances — Consumables and Accessories

AR09 — Scrotal Support

See AR14 — Supports/Belts/Binders — Medical and Surgical

AS17 — Replacement Parts and / or Repairs for AS items

No longer required for AS — Other Appliances category

AT16 — Intravenous (IV) Set

See AT12 — IV Stand and Pole
See AU08 — Appliances with Long Handles

AU10 — Long Handled Toe Wiper

See AU08 — Appliances with Long Handles

AU11 — Nail Brush with Suction Cup

See AU03 — Appliances with Suction Cups

AU15 — Long Handled Shoes

Horn
See AU08 — Appliances with Long Handles

AZ05 — Replacement Parts and Repairs for AZ Items

No longer required

BA06 — Speaking Valves

See BA07 — Communication — Consumables and Accessories

BA10 — Tracheostoma Consumables

See BA07 — Communication — Consumables and Accessories

BA11 — Tracheostoma Valve

See BA07 — Communication — Consumables and Accessories

BA14 — Speech Pathology Software / Applications for Communication Devices Assistive

See BA04 — Assistive Communication Device — Electronic

BE07 — Porta Potty (includes frame and solution for continued use)

No longer required, included as part of home modification

BG05 — Portable Clothes Drying Rack

See AH17 — Adaptive Household Appliances

BG16 — Falls Prevention — Labour Component

No longer required, included as part of home modification

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