3. 天美传媒 Commencement And Qualifying Period
3.1 天美传媒 Commencement and Period
3.1.1 For New and Reinstated Members, Member Benefits commence at 5:00pm (1700 hours) AEST on the day after the 天美传媒 Fee is received by AV.
3.1.2 For New and Reinstated Members, the 天美传媒 Period commences on the 天美传媒 Commencement Date and continues for period of time that the Member has made payment.
3.1.3 For Renewing Members, 天美传媒 benefits are continuous subject to the 天美传媒 Fee being received in full by AV no later than the due date of the 天美传媒 Renewal. Refer to Section 2.3.5.
3.1.4 Once a 天美传媒 has commenced it cannot be suspended.
3.2 Qualifying Period
There is a fourteen (14) day Qualifying Period from the 天美传媒 Commencement Date of all New and Reinstated 天美传媒s (Refer clause 3.1 天美传媒 Commencement and Period). During their Qualifying Period Members do not receive Member Benefits for:
- Non-emergency Patient Transport Ambulance Services; or
- Emergency Ambulance Services where the service is required as a result of a Pre-Existing Ailment.
3.2.1 Waiver of Qualifying Period
The Qualifying Period will be waived in the following circumstances:
- For children who qualify as a Dependant when added to an existing Family 天美传媒 which has already served the Qualifying Period;
- Where a New or Reinstated Member was formerly an eligible Victorian Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card holder and joins the 天美传媒 Scheme within thirty (30) days of no longer being eligible for a Pension Concession Card or Health Care Card (Refer clause 4.2 Concession Card Holders). In this situation 天美传媒 will commence from the date the concession benefits ceased (proof of this date will be required);
- Where a New or Reinstated Member was listed on a Family 天美传媒, is no longer eligible to be covered under that Family 天美传媒 and joins the 天美传媒 Scheme within thirty (30) days of ceasing to be eligible on the Family 天美传媒.
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