Frequently asked questions

 Frequently Asked Questions 

1. What is Patient Claim ? 
   
   

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   Medicare benefits are payable to Australian residents and eligible overseas visitors. Foreign diplomats and their families are not covered unless they are from countries, other than New Zealand , which have a reciprocal health care agreement (RHCA) with Australia . Australian residents must be enrolled in Medicare before benefits can be paid. Enrolment application forms are available at Medicare offices in all states and from HIC’s web site at www.Medicare Australia.gov.au
   

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2. What is BulkBill Claim ?
   
   

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   If a practitioner agrees to the bulk billing method, patients assign their right to a benefit to the practitioner as full payment for the medical service. The practitioner (or any other person or company) cannot make any additional charge for the service. This means that if the doctor bulk bills, the patient cannot be charged a booking fee, administration fee, a charge for bandages or record keeping or a charge by the doctor’s service company. It is a legal requirement that the assignment of benefit form be signed by the patient only after the service has been provided and the form completed. A copy of the completed assignment form must be given to the patient.

   
   

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3. What is DVA Claim ?
   
   

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   The health program provides eligible members of the veteran community with access to health care services through arrangements with registered health care practitioners and public and private hospitals. In general terms, health care is only provided to those resident in Australia.

   Eligible veterans and dependants are issued with cards that reflect their level of health care coverage.
   
   

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4. What is ACIR Claim ?
   
   

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   The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (the Immunisation Register) was established in 1996 in response to a decline in childhood immunisation in Australia and the increase in preventable childhood diseases.

    

   The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (Immunisation Register) was developed in response to a decline in childhood immunisation in Australia and the alarming increase in preventable childhood diseases. The Immunisation Register records details of vaccinations given to children under the age of seven who live in Australia, helping Australian parents to ensure that their children grow up healthy and are fully immunised. Health professionals also use the Immunisation Register to monitor immunisation coverage levels, service delivery and disease outbreaks.

   
   

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