You’ll need to give us either:
- a parentage order
- birth certificate showing your name listed as the child’s parent.
You don’t need to get your supporting documents certified.
Using your online account or mobile device
If your Medicare online account is linked to myGov, sign in now to enrol your baby.
You can also do this using the myGov app.
We’ll enrol your baby and add them to your Medicare card. We’ll also add them to the Australian Immunisation Register.
We’ll send you a new Medicare card with your baby on it. You should get it in 3 to 4 weeks.
You can also get a digital copy of your Medicare card. You’ll need to sign into the myGov app access it. To use the app, you need a myGov account linked to your Medicare online account. If you don’t have these, set them up and then download the app.
You can also choose to if you want register your baby for either:
- My Health Record on the Australian Digital Health Agency website
- your Medicare Safety Net family.
If you can’t enrol online, complete the Medicare enrolment form and mail or email it with your supporting documents to Medicare Enrolment Services. If you email us, include ‘enrolment’ in the email subject line.
Make sure your documents are:
- in PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP format
- not password protected, or in a WinZip or RAR file
- no larger than 5MB for each document
- no larger than 10MB in total for all the documents.
If the surrogacy isn’t finalised, let us know we’ll talk to you about your options.
Read more about surrogacy in Australia on the surrogacy.gov.au website.