St John Supporter Scheme Terms and Conditions

How to Join

The terms and conditions for membership of the Supporter Scheme are as follows:

1. Supporter Fees

A household can support St John for $55.00 per annum or an individual for $35.00 per annum.

2. Payment

St John Supporter fees can be paid by credit card or by cheque made payable to St John.

Subject to the conditions of membership set out in clause 3 below, payment of these fees will provide St John Supporter membership for 12 months from the day payment is received by St John.  Renewal fees for the next 12 months of membership must be paid by a member before the current 12 month term is finished, in order to ensure unbroken membership.

The Supporter membership fees payable may be reviewed and varied by St John at any time.  Written notification of such variation will be provided to members, and will be effective 30 days from the date of notification or all renewals.

3. Coverage
   

   The St John Supporter Scheme covers ambulance attendance and/or transport for medical emergencies anywhere in New Zealand. A benefit of being a member is that the Scheme will cover any part charges* incurred for medical emergency ambulance transports.

Supporters who may receive ambulance attendance/transport in a medical emergency from other ambulance services can reclaim any ambulance transport costs incurred from the use of that service by contacting St John.

Please note membership of the St John Supporter Scheme does not entitle a member to transport to or from clinic appointments, transport from one hospital to another, or discharges from hospital. Supporters are advised that St John Supporter privileges do not cover non-emergency medical call-outs, and that St John may charge the customer the full cost for providing ambulance services in these circumstances.

St John may, at its discretion, decline any application for membership of the St John Supporter Scheme, or cancel any current membership on written notice to a member, if the applicant, or member, or an individual living in a Supporter Household or prospective Supporter Household, owes any amount to St John (or to any assignee of such debt if it has been assigned by St John). 

4. Membership details

Membership of the St John Supporter Scheme is not transferable or assignable and is valid for 12 months from the date of receipt by St John of payment for the initial 12 month term or of any renewal fees (subject to the conditions set out in clause 3 above).

Household Supporters include all members of the same household living at the same address who are listed on the Supporters form.

It is the responsibility of the Principal Supporter to notify St John in writing of any additions or other relevant changes to the people listed on a household membership. If changes are not notified to St John, any individual living at a Household Supporter’s household who is not listed on the Supporters form will incur the charges due from emergency attendance and transport.

* For most people there is normally a part charge from St John for an ambulance call out to a medical emergency. The part charge arises because Government funding does not cover medical emergencies the same way it does for accidents. (By medical emergencies we mean things like an asthma attack or a heart attack). As a St John Supporter you’ll receive free medical emergency attendance and transport to hospital anywhere in New Zealand, regardless of whether you have an accident or an emergency.