Eligibility for Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) 008-01040020
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Social Security Guide, 3.15.4, EMEP - Qualification & Payability
Social Security Guide, 3.15.4.10, Qualification for EMEP
Social Security Guide, 3.15.4.20, Payability of EMEP
Social Security Guide, 3.15.4.30, Types of Claimants - People with Medical Needs & Carers (EMEP)
Social Security Guide, 3.15.4.40, Essential Medical Equipment (EMEP)
Social Security Guide, 3.15.4.50, Qualification for Medically Required Heating or Cooling (EMEP)
Social Security Guide, 5.1.10.40, EMEP - current rates
Legislation
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- section 917B, Qualification for essential medical equipment payment
- section 917C, The medical needs requirement
- section 917D, The concession card requirement
- section 917E, The energy account requirement
- section 917F, Availability of payments
Legislative instruments
For the instrument that allows a person to qualify for an annual EMEP:
- subject to other eligibility criteria, if they or a person for whom they care uses specified essential medical equipment, see Social Security (EMEP - Essential Medical Equipment) Specification 2022
- if they, their partner or a person for whom they care holds an energy account or contributes to paying an energy account for a specified form of energy that is supplied to the relevant EMEP residence, see Social Security (EMEP - Energy) Specification 2022
- subject to other eligibility criteria, if they or a person for whom they care has a specified medical condition and requires additional heating or cooling, resulting in higher than average energy use, see Social Security (EMEP - Medical Conditions) Specification 2022
- if they, as the person with medical needs, or they as the carer of the person with medical needs and the person for whom they care, reside in a home that is a specified residence, see Social Security (EMEP - Residences) Specification 2022