MedicAlert
Annual Review & Invoicing
The
Foundations production and distribution for annual review and invoicing operates
automatically and changing the system for COVID-19 is not a practical or affordable
option available to the Foundation. A shutdown may cause printing and
distribution to become unreliable, invoices may be issued late, reminders may
then follow in quick succession. Delivery of mail could be a big problem. There
are all number on unanticipated issues that may arise which the Foundation will
have no control over in coming weeks or months, please keep this in mind.
Waiving
of Late Payment Fees
If
you become impacted by COVID-19 and this has a financial impact on you that means
your payment of fees may be delayed, we understand. If you are personally subject
to self-isolation due to COVID-19 or are impacted by a job loss when payment of
your fees become due, you do not need to pay late payment fees contained in your
reminder notice.
Financial
Hardship
If
you become subject to financial hardship due to reduced working hours or a Job
loss, please apply for Government Disability Allowance funding, your doctor
will need to help you with this and you will need a copy of your MedicAlert invoice
to supply with the Application
Form. This will ensure the Foundation continues to receive Revenue and can
pay its staff to keep operating. If you do not qualify for a Disability
Allowance, please let the Foundation know by emailing: Inquiry@MedicAlert.co.nz.
If
we know you do not qualify for a Disability Allowance and need assistance, we would
rather be informed and have the opportunity to help, than be left in the dark and
continuing to lose money sending out reminder notices.
Donations
If
you are in the position to do so, please consider making a special donation to
help fund the Foundations work over coming weeks and possibly months, so we can
help support members who are impacted, particularly if a COVID-19 shut down becomes
real. Please use this link
to donate, we would be most grateful.
Keep
in Touch
Stay
Safe, stay well and if you feel you want to chat, try the Foundations Facebook
page, we have tens of thousands of Members across New Zealand, together we can
support each other through this difficult time.