Foster Child Health Care Card

A concession card to get cheaper medicines and some discounts.

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This is for a foster child in your care who is not your biological or adopted child. Foster care can be both formal and informal care arrangements.

To get a Foster Child Health Care Card you must be a foster carer or caring for someone else's child.

Complete the following steps to claim a Foster Child Health Care Card. Before you start, check if you can get it.

Your options and obligations to hold a Foster Child Health Care Card.

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