Who can get a Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances
You may get this if you were forced to leave your home because of an extreme circumstance and meet other eligibility criteria.
Medical costs
We can help you and your family with medical costs. There are also things you can do to keep your costs down.
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from Ireland
If you’re visiting Australia from Ireland, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - medical care when you travel to another country
To be covered under a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) with Australia, you’ll need to meet the agreement conditions.
Application to copy or transfer from one Medicare card to another form (MS011)
Complete this form to copy or transfer someone onto your own Medicare card or another Medicare card.
About reciprocal health care agreements
These are agreements with some countries where visitors can get publicly funded medically necessary care.
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
Bulk billing
You may be able to access health care at no cost. Learn what bulk billing is, and how to access it.
How much Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances you can get
You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or extreme circumstance.
Documents to enrol in Medicare if you’re a permanent resident
You need to provide documents that prove your identity and residency.