- Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
- When you visit Australia
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from the Netherlands
If you’re visiting Australia from the Netherlands, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.
- Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
- When you visit Australia
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from Belgium
If you’re visiting Australia from Belgium, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.
- How to enrol
- Enrolling in Medicare
Enrolling in Medicare if you’re an Australian citizen
To enrol as an Australian citizen in Medicare you need to prove your identity and residency.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
- Medicare
- How to claim
Bulk billing
You may be able to access health care at no cost. Learn what bulk billing is, and how to access it.
- Centrepay
- How to use it
Set up Centrepay deductions
You can set up your own Centrepay deductions. Once you’ve arranged a Centrepay deduction, we pay the business for you, out of your Centrelink payment.
- Enrolling in Medicare
- If you’re an Australian permanent resident
Documents to enrol in Medicare if you've applied for permanent residency
You need to provide documents that prove your identity and residency.
- Centrepay
- How to use it
Centrepay goods and services
If you get an eligible Centrelink payment, you can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.
- Medicare
- Most useful information
PBS Safety Net replacement or supplementary card application form (PB018)
Use this form to request a replacement or supplementary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net card.
- When Australians go overseas
- About reciprocal health care agreements
Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting New Zealand
The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with New Zealand may cover some of your medical costs in the New Zealand public health system.