Application Form For An Additional Location Medicare Provider/ Registration Number (Page 3 of 6) in pdf

Additional documents (medical practitioners only)

If you are an Australian trained doctor who:

from employers of locums should confirm

that locum or deputising work is in districts of

was a temporary resident (including a New Zealand

•

recognised workforce shortage

citizen) on 1 November 1996

copy of your employment contract—if working in

•

had not completed your internship or period of

a public hospital.

•

supervised training on 1 November 1996

(b)

if you are an Australian citizen or permanent

resident

was first registered with an Australian State or

•

passport—a copy of the personal details page

Territory medical board on or after 1 November 1996

•

and

visa—a copy of your permanent resident visa

•

or Australian citizenship if this documentation

Medicare Australia has not advised you in writing that

has not been previously supplied to Medicare

you are:

Australia

recognised as a Fellow of the Royal Australian

•

evidence of your current medical registration

College of General Practitioners

•

for the state or territory in which the location is

recognised as a Fellow of the Australian College of

•

situated. The document must show your name,

Rural and Remote Medicine

the period of registration and any conditions

included on the Vocational Register

•

attached to the registration (for example, limited

recognised as a specialist or consultant physician

•

to specific locations, to work under supervision,

for Medicare purposes

area of need)

then you need an approved program placement. The

letter of confirmation from your employer.

•

approving body must send the approved placement

Supporting letters must confirm the term and

to Medicare Australia direct. Refer to the information

location of your employment, reason why you

under Approved Program Placements for more details.

require a Medicare provider number and explain

attempts to recruit Australian trained doctors. Letters

If you are

from employers of locums should confirm that

an overseas trained doctor (primary medical

•

locum or deputising work is in districts of recognised

qualification obtained overseas),

workforce shortage copy of your employment

contract—if working in a public hospital

former overseas medical student (primary

and

•

qualification obtained in Australia and a temporary

Medicare Australia has not advised you in writing

resident when first enrolled in medical school in

that you are:

Australia)

recognised as a Fellow of the Royal Australian

•

and

College of General Practitioners

were first registered with an Australian State or

•

recognised as a Fellow of the Australian College

•

Territory medical board on or after 1 January 1997

of Rural and Remote Medicine

then you need a section 19AB exemption from the

included on the Vocational Register

•

Department of Health and Ageing (which we will

apply for on your behalf) when you have provided the

recognised as a specialist or consultant

•

following documents:

physician for Medicare purposes

then you also need an approved program

(a)

if you are a temporary resident (including New

placement. The approving body must send the

Zealand citizen)

approved placement to Medicare Australia direct.

passport—a copy of personal details page

•

Refer to the information under Approved Program

visa—a copy of your current visa showing that

Placements for more details.

•

you have permission to work as a medical

(c)

If you are an overseas trained doctor working

practitioner or to study medicine in clinical

in Australia under an academic appointment

training positions

with one of the following medical schools

evidence of your current medical registration

•

Australian National University

•

for the State or Territory in which the location is

situated. The document must show your name,

Flinders University of South Australia

•

the period of registration and any conditions

James Cook University Medical School—

•

attached to the registration (eg limited to specific

Townsville

locations, to work under supervision, area of

Monash University

•

need)

University of Adelaide

•

letter of confirmation from your employer.

•

University of Melbourne

•

Supporting letters must confirm the term and

University of New South Wales

location of your employment, reason why you

•

require a Medicare provider number and explain

University of Newcastle

•

attempts to recruit Australian doctors. Letters

University of Queensland

•

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