Continence Aids Payments Scheme (CAPS)

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The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) is an Australian Government Scheme that provides a payment to assist eligible people who have permanent and severe incontinence to meet some of the cost of their continence products.

A person is eligible for CAPS if they are five years of age or older and have one of the following:

  • Permanent and severe loss of bladder and/or bowel function caused by an eligible neurological condition; or
  • Permanent and severe loss of bladder and/or bowel function caused by another condition, provided the person has a Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card, whether as a primary cardholder or a dependant of a cardholder; or
  • Permanent and severe loss of bladder and/or bowel function caused by another condition, provided the person has a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Pensioner Concession Card, whether as a primary cardholder or a dependant of a cardholder.

Eligible applicants need to complete a CAPS application form, which includes a Health Report. Physiotherapists at Complete Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy are able to complete the Health Report component and the completed application must be returned to Medicare Australia.