Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review
Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review – Terms of Reference
This document describes the Terms of Reference for the 2023-2024 Review of the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
HealthConsult Report – Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review
This report describes the findings from the HealthConsult review of the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review Consultation Paper 2024
This paper was published to inform a public consultation process that ran from 2 September 2024 to 6 October 2024. The consultation is now closed.
Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review Consultation Summary
This paper summarises the findings of the 2024 public consultation on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule Review.
Guidelines
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Operational guidelines
These guidelines explain the practices and procedures that must be followed by participating stoma associations that provide stoma-related products to their members under the Australian Government’s Stoma Appliance Scheme.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application and assessment guidelines
These guidelines are for stoma appliance and product suppliers. They explain how to apply to have a product listed on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Schedule
Stoma Appliance Scheme online searchable Schedule
The Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule lists all the stoma-related products and appliances that we subsidise under the scheme. You can search the full schedule online.
Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule for download
The Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule lists all the stoma-related products and appliances that we subsidise under the scheme. You can download the full list in PDF or Excel.
Forms for ostomates
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application form
Use this form to apply to join a stoma association to access products on the Stoma Appliance Scheme.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application form for additional supplies – Clinical
Use this form when a Stoma Appliance Scheme participant needs to access additional supplies for clinical reasons.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application form for additional supplies – Travel or remote location
Use this form when a Stoma Appliance Scheme participant needs to access additional supplies if they are travelling overseas or living/working in a remote location.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Cleanser wipe authorisation form
Authorised health professionals can sign this form to authorise a patient to order cleanser wipe products from their stoma association.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Deodorant and absorption gelling sachets authorisation form
Authorised health professionals can sign this form to authorise a patient to order deodorant and absorption gelling sachets from their stoma association.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Tiemann tip catheter authorisation form
Authorised health professionals can sign this form to authorise a patient to order Tiemann tip catheters from their stoma association.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Irrigation kit authorisation form
Authorised health professionals can sign this form to authorise a patient to order an irrigation kit from their stoma association. A relevant surgeon must also be consulted to confirm that the irrigation kit is appropriate for the patient.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Peristeen Plus authorisation form
A paediatric colorectal surgeon, paediatrician or paediatric surgeon can sign this form to authorise a patient aged 2 to 17 to order Peristeen Plus from their stoma association. This form needs to be completed annually.
Forms for suppliers
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application to list products on the Schedule (benchmark groups 1 to 7)
Suppliers of stoma-related products should complete this form to apply to list a new product on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule, in benchmark groups 1 to 7.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application to list products on the Schedule (groups 8 to 11)
Suppliers of stoma-related products should complete this form to apply to list a new product on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule, in groups 8 to 11.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application to list products on the Schedule (price premium products)
Suppliers of stoma-related products should complete this form to apply to list a new price premium product to the Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS) Schedule or to add an additional price premium variant to an existing SAS code and product range listed on the SAS Schedule.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application to vary products on the Schedule
Suppliers of stoma-related products should complete this form to vary a product listed on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Appliance Scheme – Application to delete products on the Schedule
Suppliers of stoma-related products should complete this form to delete a product listed on the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule
Stoma Appliance Scheme product features table to add additional variants to Benchmark Group 1-7 or Price Premium Products
Suppliers of stoma-related products should use the Microsoft Excel Product Features Table to add additional variants within the same product range to an ‘Application to list a product – Benchmark Groups 1-7’ or ‘Application to list a product – Price Premium Products’.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – out of session July 2024
This Public Summary Document summarises an administrative recommendation by the Stoma Product Assessment Panel secretariat out of session in July 2024 for changes to products on the Stoma appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – May meeting 2024
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel has made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in May 2024.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel – Public Statement – Cleanser Wipes – February 2024
This statement outlines the Stoma Product Assessment Panel’s revised recommendation for cleanser wipe products following the 24 October 2023 SPAP meeting.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – October meeting 2023
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel has made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in October 2023.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel Public Summary Documents - Group 9 - May 2023
This collection outlines a Stoma Product Assessment Panel recommendation, following the review of cleanser wipes in subgroup 9(d) and support garments in subgroup 9(h) of the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – May meetings 2023
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel has made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in May 2023.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – October meetings 2022
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel has made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in October 2022.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – April meetings 2022
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in April 2022.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – October meeting 2021
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in October 2021.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – April meeting 2021
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in April 2021.
SPAP public summary documents – November 2020 out of session – Omnigon Flexima 1-piece closed
This public summary document outlines a Stoma Product Assessment Panel (SPAP) recommendation for improvements/changes to the 2 existing Omnigon Flexima 1-piece closed products listed in subgroup 1(b) of the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – October 2020 meeting
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule at its April 2020 meeting.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – May 2020 – review of support garments
This public summary document outlines a Stoma Product Assessment Panel decision, following a review of support garments in subgroup 9(h) of the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – April 2020 meeting
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule at its April 2020 meeting.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – November 2019 out of session
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule out of session in November 2019.
Stoma Product Assessment Panel public summary documents – October 2019
This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule at the October 2019 meeting.
Utilisation and expenditure data
Stoma Appliance Scheme utilisation and expenditure data collection
Documents in this collection show how much we spent each financial year on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.
Consultation documents
Stoma Appliance Scheme consultation outcomes
This consultation report outlines the feedback we received about the Stoma Appliance Scheme from ostomates and other stakeholders following consultation in 2019.
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