Allied Health Initiative
The new Medicare allied health and dental care initiative allows chronically ill people who are being managed by their GP under an Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) plan access to Medicare rebates for allied health services.
Information on how to register for this initiative, the referral forms required to claim services and detailed information relating to the initiative are now available.
Application forms
- Application for an initial Medicare provider/registration number for an Allied Health Professional [PDF, 228Kb]
- Application for an initial Medicare provider/registration number for a dentist, dental specialist or dental prosthetist
- Application for an additional location-Medicare provider/registration number [PDF, 268Kb]
- Application for registering a dental specialty
Referral forms
Referral forms are available on the Department of Health and Ageing
website or by faxing a request to (02) 6289 7120.
Eligibility
Reference material
Information for allied health professionals.
- Allied Health & Dental Care initiative guide to Medicare claiming [PDF, 235Kb]
- Mediguide: What every practitioner should know
- Mediguide: Medicare - the basics
- Mediguide: Billing and claiming
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Last updated: 2 July, 2008