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:
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:
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.
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