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Immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity

You may be able to have an immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) if there is a valid medical reason.

  1. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
  2. PBS Safety Net thresholds

How to reach the threshold sooner as a family

If you combine your family’s PBS amounts, you may reach the threshold sooner.

  1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
  2. When Australians go overseas

About reciprocal health care agreements

These are agreements with some countries where visitors can get publicly funded medically necessary care.

Replace a lost or stolen Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card

If your Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card is lost, stolen or ruined, we can post you a new card if you need one.

  1. Low Income Health Care Card
  2. How to manage your card

Renewing a Low Income Health Care Card

You need to renew your Low Income Health Care Card.

  1. Medicare
  2. How to claim

Private health insurance and Medicare

Private health insurance may help to cover some health care costs that we don’t.

  1. Seeking medical help
  2. Most useful information

Authorisation to act on an incapacitated person's behalf for Medicare purposes form (MO050)

Use this form if you want to act on behalf of someone who is incapable of managing their own affairs for Medicare services.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Who can get the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Check if your child is eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).

  1. Medicare
  2. Most useful information

PBS/RPBS Safety Net prescription record form and application for a Safety Net card form (PB240)

Use this form to help you keep a record of how much you have spent on PBS/RPBS medicines and to apply for a PBS Safety Net card.

  1. Top payments
  2. Low Income Health Care Card

How to manage your Low Income Health Care Card

You can renew or report a stolen card, or tell us if things have changed.

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
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