Applicants and Authorised Representatives have the following responsibilities as outlined in the Stoma Appliance Scheme Operational Guidelines: 1. A SAS participant must be a financial member of an approved stoma association of their choice 2. A SAS participant must pay the association's compulsory SAS Access Fee and membership fees as they fall due 3. A [...]
Application process and initial order Step 1 Register for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Once you have had ostomy surgery, your Stomal Therapy Nurse will assist you to register as a participant in the Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS), subject to you meeting the eligibility criteria). Your Stomal Therapy Nurse will ask you to complete Part [...]
Who is eligible for participation in the Stoma Appliance Scheme? General requirements To access stoma related products under the SAS, a person must: have a temporary or permanent artificial body opening (created surgically or otherwise) which facilitates the removal of urine and/or products of the gastrointestinal tract where the person does not have normal gastrointestinal [...]
The Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS), established in 1975 and subsidised by the Australian Government, provides support to people with a stoma by improving access to the most suitable and clinically appropriate stoma related products. A stoma is a temporary or permanent body opening, either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body [...]
