Orthoptists will be added to the list of approved outpatient practitioners for the Alternative Practitioners benefit on the following plans on 1 November 2014:

Health Choice
HealthPlus Excess 250
One Plan Access Plus
Health Extra
HealthPlus Extra
One Plan Complete
Health Platinum
HealthPlus Platinum
One Plan Extra
HealthPlus Access
PMI 03 11
Parents & Kids – Excess 150
HealthPlus Choice
HealthPlus Premium
Parents and Kids – Excess
HealthPlus Excess
Health Premium
Parents and Kids – Options
Health Access
One Plan Access
Parents and Kids

The in-patient psychiatric benefit for plan PMI 34 13 will be reduced from 180 days to 100 days on 1 November.
A prescription benefit of €144 per month with an excess of €50 per year, will be added to PMI 34 13 on this date.

These changes apply to all new and renewing customers from this date.

The above information was sourced with the permission of the Health Insurance Authority from their website www.hia.ie. Our thanks to them for their assistance.