Medicare Family Safety Net Confirmation Form
Keep in mind your doctor s visit or test will still cost the same.
Medicare family safety net confirmation form. If you are registered as a family for medicare safety net purposes you will be asked to confirm who is in your medicare safety net family each year before any medicare. Costs can be counted towards your family s medicare safety net. The medicare safety net recognises a partner as being a person legally married and not separated or a couple in a de facto partnership with or without dependent children. We calculate the safety nets each calendar year 1 january to 31 december.
Medicare will contact individuals and families nearing a safety net threshold or people can check if they are nearing a threshold by visiting the website. This pdf is fillable. Once you reach the threshold we ll start paying you higher medicare benefits for the rest of the calendar year. Families and couples can register for the safety net by filling out an online form at www medicareaustralia gov au calling 132 011 or visiting a medicare office.
You only need to register your family once. How are medicare benefits calculated and paid. Child under 16 years. Registering is free.
Consultations with your gp or healthcare. Full time student between 16 and 25 years. Patient claim for refund pharmaceutical benefits scheme pbs form pb132. Download and complete the medicare safety net registration and amendment for couples and families form.
If you re part of a family or couple you can combine your costs by registering as a family. You can fill it out on your device or print it and complete it by hand. The medicare safety net is a scheme that reduces your out of pocket medical expenses 1 if you or your family have a lot of doctor and specialist visits in a calendar year once you ve reached the threshold spent a certain amount you may be entitled to get more back from medicare even though your doctor s costs will stay the same 2. A dependant can be a member of 2 registered medicare safety net families.
For medicare safety nets purposes a dependant is someone the family supports financially and either a. If you are registered as a family for medicare safety net purposes we will ask you to confirm in writing who is in your medicare safety net family each year before any higher benefits can be paid. Medicare enrolment form ms004 medicare safety net registration and amendment for couples and families form ms016 medicare two way claim form ms001 medicine export declaration form 2619 pp. At this time we ll also ask you to confirm who s in your family.
The medicare safety net covers a wide range of out of hospital doctor visits and medical tests listed on the medicare benefits schedule. If you have a disability or impairment and use assistive technology you may not be able to access our forms.