Bestmed Medical Scheme · Mental health

Alcohol and substance abuse care

Rehabilitation for alcohol and substance abuse via contracted DSPs.

Pre-authorisation requiredAuthorisation must be obtained before the treatment, not after. Afterwards is usually too late.

How: Subject to pre-authorisation

“Please note that this benefit is subject to pre-authorisation ...”

At a glance

Scheme: Bestmed Medical Scheme
Benefit area: Mental health
Who it is for: Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option
Limit: 21 · maximum limit OR 21 days, whichever depleted first · per event
Where you may go: various contracted DSPs

“will be funded up to a maximum limit or a duration of 21 days whichever is depleted first.”

“Bestmed has contracted with various Designated Service Providers (DSPs) to provide rehabilitation for alcohol and substance abuse.”

Which plans carry it

Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option.

The scheme states every option.

“Bestmed has contracted with various Designated Service Providers (DSPs) to provide rehabilitation for alcohol and substance abuse.”

Where this comes from

Managed Care Guide 20261.pdf, p.17 · managed_care_guide. Read from that document on 2026-08-16 for the 2026 plan year.

Every statement on this page is read from a Bestmed Medical Scheme document and quoted so you can check it. Where a document says nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Check what your own plan leaves you to pay Your plan, your family, your conditions — the shortfall in rands before you choose a gap policy.

Programme rules are set by the scheme and change at renewal. This page renders what Bestmed Medical Scheme’s own documents say, with the wording quoted so you can check it. Confirm with the scheme before you rely on it.