Enrolling your baby in Medicare
You can enrol your baby when you claim some family payments or by using a form.
How to enrol your baby in Medicare if they were born overseas
You can enrol your overseas born baby in Medicare if you’re an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
How you enrol your baby in Medicare if your child is adopted
You can add your child to your Medicare card when the adoption is final.
Who's covered by Medicare
Support for families, children, Indigenous Australians, and people living in remote areas.
Enrolling your baby in Medicare if you become a parent through surrogacy
You can enrol your baby in Medicare when your surrogacy arrangement is finalised.
Changes if you get family payments
Sometimes there are changes that may affect you when you get family payments.
Business structures
Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.
Asset hardship provisions
We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.
Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
If you or your partner earn an income or someone gives you money from any source, you need to let us know.
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.