TasEquip is a Department of Health Service that provides a range of equipment to eligible Tasmanians to help them with everyday tasks at home.
The aim is to help people who:
- wish to live independently at home
- transition home after acute care
- need help accessing education.
The equipment must be prescribed by the authorised therapist/prescriber. Some of the common equipment available for eligible clients includes, but it not limited to, shower chairs, walking aids, adjustable height seats, hoists, wheelchairs, and electric wheelchairs.
To be eligible, a person needs to meet all the following criteria:
- Live in Tasmania (for at least 3 months)
- Hold a Services Australia Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
- Live in the community and not in residential aged care.
- Be ineligible for a Home Care Package level 3 or 4, workers compensation, MAIB, DVA* or NDIS**.
- * DVA Health Card holders should contact DVA to check their potential eligibility.
TasEquip is designed to support people who do not have alternative funding sources. Clients are ineligible for TasEquip if they Home Care Package level 3 or 4, workers compensation, MAIB, DVA or NDIS.
NDIS clients should contact the NDIS for all repair, replacement and modification to any disability equipment, even if that equipment was originally sourced from TasEquip.
- If you are aged under 65 and have a disability, it is essential that you contact the NDIS to determine your eligibility.
- You can contact the National Disability Insurance Agency, (NDIA) on 1800 800 110 or enquiries@ndis.gov.au. They can provide advice about eligibility for the NDIS, how to access the scheme or answer any questions about a NDIS plan.
For more information:
TasEquip - Phone 1300 827 387
South
Phone: 6166 7393
Email: southtasequip@ths.tas.gov.au
North
Phone: 6777 4336
Email: nthtasequip@ths.tas.gov.au
North-West
Phone: 6478 5599
Email: nwtasequip@ths.tas.gov.au