Nurses and midwives

Services, payments and programs if you’re a nurse or midwife.

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Bulk billing for nurse practitioners and midwives

Nurse practitioners or midwives who provide an approved service can choose to bill the patient directly or bulk bill us.

Disability Support Pension information for health professionals

Information for health professionals whose patients are applying for Disability Support Pension (DSP).

Midwife Professional Indemnity Scheme (MPIS)

The MPIS gives financial help to eligible insurers who provide indemnity to eligible privately practicing midwives.

PBS and RPBS stationery

You need to use official prescription stationery to prescribe PBS and RPBS medicines.

Practice Incentives Program

The Practice Incentives Program (PIP) encourages general practices to continue providing quality care, enhance capacity, and improve access and health outcomes for patients.

Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Practice Stream

Provides incentives to general practices who employ nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners, and allied health professionals.

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Doing business online for health professionals

Use our online business solutions to save you time and paperwork, and help you get payments faster.

DVA education for health professionals

Help with Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) billing and claiming.

DVA program information for health professionals

Information for health professionals who treat veteran patients or work with the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) programs.

Education services for health professionals

Education resources to help you understand our health programs and do business with us.

Getting started with digital health

Electronic management of health and health related information. It’s a safer, better quality, more equitable and sustainable health system for all Australians.

Health professionals starting with Medicare

What you need to do to get set up with Medicare and more.

Incentive Programs education for health professionals

Learn about Incentive Programs to help you and your staff do business with us.

Independent review of health providers’ access to Medicare card numbers

The Australian Government commissioned a review in response to claims Medicare card details were sold on the internet. The review has closed and we are now implementing the recommendations.

Medicare information for health professionals

Important information for accessing Medicare as a health professional.

Online options for health professionals

Online options to help you do business securely, faster and easier.

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News

Changes to Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) surgical items

From 1 July, there’ll be changes to MBS items for general, orthopaedic, and cardiac surgery services.

Authentication file is ending, make the move to PRODA now

We’re phasing out authentication file access to the Australian Immunisation Register.

We’re upgrading our digital health channels

From 13 March 2022 you’ll need web services ready software to access our digital health channels.

Use self-service to access LSPN equipment lists

We are phasing out providing equipment lists by email other than in exceptional circumstances.

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