Medicare Publications and Guides
Welcome Kits for New Arrivals
Health Information Welcome Kits - containing information about Medicare, as well as other programs administered by the Medicare Australia.
Australian Optometry - Medicare Column
Optometric explanatory notes on the Medicare schedule of benefits for optometric consultations, developed by Medicare Australia optometric advisers to assist practitioners and their staff with matters of interpretation.
Pay Doctor Guide
'Pay Doctor via Claimant Cheques A Guide for General Practice'
is a new guide for practice managers in GP surgeries. It is designed to help them process pay doctor cheques. The guide was developed by the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian Association of Practice Managers.
Relative Value Guide for Anaesthesia
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has incorporated the Relative Value Guide (RVG) for Anaesthesia into the Medicare Benefits Schedule book to take effect from 1 November 2001.
The following PDF file contains an outline of the RVG system, some recommended billing guidelines, example accounts, example Medicare benefit statement information, reason code explanations and contact details for further information. Relative Value Guide for Anaesthesia [PDF, 252Kb]
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Indefinite referrals - when to write one
General practitioners are entitled to write indefinite referrals for the ongoing treatment of patients with chronic conditions. Specialists and consultant physicians are reminded to accept the validity of indefinite referrals and not to make unnecessary requests to referring practitioners for new referrals. Download Indefinite referrals [PDF, 31Kb].
Indigenous Health
Indigenous Health publications developed to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services. These publications include: the Medicare Toolkit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services, Well & Good magazine, Health worker fact sheet, Consumer flier, Mediguide and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medicare enrolment and amendment form.
If you'd like copies of any of these materials, for more information or to speak with one of Medicare Australia's Liaison Officers call the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access line on 1800 556 955.
Allied Health and Dental Care initiative
Allied Health and Dental Care initiative guide to Medicare claiming [PDF, 235Kb] contains information on services attracting Medicare benefits; eligibility; use of referral forms; how to bill and claim, statement of benefits and further contact details.
Bulk Billing Signage
Providers can download and print this notice to communicate that their practice bulk bills.
We have provided two pdfs of this Medicare bulk bill notice.
- A4 Medicare bulk bill poster [PDF, 259Kb] is meant to be printed out in A4 size
- A3 Medicare bulk bill poster [PDF, 272Kb] will print out in an A3 size, and you may prefer to use this as a display poster
Downloadable references of the Medicare logo in colour and in black and white are also available below. These can be incorporated into promotional material.
Some documents on this page may require the free Adobe PDF reader.
Last updated: 26 June, 2008