Most useful information for Medicare

1. Top payments
2. Individual Healthcare Identifiers

How to get certified copies of documents

When you submit a form, you need to provide certified copies of your identity documents.

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

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - How to prove you're eligible under the agreement

You’ll need to prove you’re from Australia and eligible for Medicare when you’re in another country.

1. Low Income Health Care Card
2. Who can get a card

Residence rules for a Low Income Health Care Card

To be eligible for a Low Income Health Care Card you must meet the residence rules.

1. Medicare Safety Nets
2. What are the thresholds

Verified and unverified payments

Verified payments count towards your thresholds, while unverified payments don’t.

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.

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from the United Kingdom

If you’re visiting Australia from the United Kingdom you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Organ Donor Register

How to register as an Australian organ donor

You can record your decision in different ways. You can register online, use our app, or fill in a printed form.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.

1. Top payments
2. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

How to manage your PBS medicine overseas

There are laws and restrictions on the amount and types of PBS medicine you can take or send overseas.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.