As an international student in Australia, you are required to have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the entire duration of your study in Australia.
OSHC helps minimise medical expenses incurred whilst in Australia. Your OSHC fees will be listed on your Letter of Offer and will be based on the full duration of your student visa.
ECC’s preferred OSHC provider is Medibank.
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is health insurance similar to what Australians receive under Medicare. OSHC covers or partially covers the costs for:
OSHC doesn’t cover treatments such as dental, optical or physiotherapy. You can purchase Extras OSHC from an OSHC provider if you want cover for these.
The Australian Government requires all international students to maintain OSHC as a compulsory condition of their student visa for the entire time that you are studying in Australia. It gives you essential healthcare access, ensuring you receive medical attention while studying abroad.
If you fail to maintain your OSHC, the Australian Government requires you to back pay any lapsed periods of the cover. You will not be able to claim for any treatment received during this backdated period. Failure to maintain your cover could therefore result in you paying thousands of dollars in medical expenses.
What are Direct Billing Providers?
Direct billing providers are medical providers (e.g. GPs, hospitals) that have an agreement with ECC’s preferred OSHC provider, Medibank. When visiting a participating clinic, show your valid OSHC card and they will send the invoice directly to your OSHC provider.
If students attend the ECU Health Service, the cost of seeing the GP is likely to be covered by OSHC. Learn more about appointment, billing and claim at ECU Health Service.
All Medibank OSHC clients can visit any Perth metropolitan Medibank branch. The branch will help you with:
Learn more about ECC’s preferred OSHC provider Medibank.
