Enrol in MyMedicare registration today

By registering as a patient of your chosen general practice and selecting a preferred GP, additional funding will be made available by the government to assist your primary care team deliver the care you need.

This funding will enable your general practice or GP to provide you with longer funded telehealth consultations and bulk billed longer telehealth consultations at the new higher rate for children under 16 and Commonwealth concession card holders.

MyMedicare is a free and voluntary registration system open to Australians with a Medicare card or a DVA Veteran Card who regularly attend a registered practice.

You’re eligible to register if you’ve had 2 or more face-to-face appointments at your regular practice in the past 24 months or one face-to-face visit for practices in remote locations.

People who are facing hardship will be exempt from all eligibility requirements. This includes people experiencing domestic and family violence and homelessness.

Parents/guardians and children can be registered at the same practice, if either is eligible and registered. A parent/guardian must register a child under 14 years and provide consent on their behalf and this registration will need to be completed at the practice. Young people aged 14 to 17 years can register and provide consent without a parent/guardian.

From 1 October 2023, patients can register with their regular general practice and select their preferred GP in MyMedicare.

Patients can register with:

• an accredited general practice;

• an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service;

• an Aboriginal Medical Service; and

• a nurse practitioner-led practice with a GP.

• Other non-traditional practice (who meet the healthcare provider registration and eligibility criteria).

No, part of the purpose of MyMedicare is to nominate and identify one preferred provider of general healthcare.   If you would like to swap your preferred Doctor at the Practice, just let our team know and we can adjust this in the MyMedicare system.

No, registering with MyMedicare does not restrict your access to any other healthcare providers including other Doctors and Medical Centres.   Any healthcare services that are only available to MyMedicare registered patients will only be able to be provided at the Medical Centre that you are registered with.

No. MyMedicare is a registration system simply shows the name of your regular general practice and primary care team. MyMedicare cannot hold any of your personal medical information.

My Health Record is an online, electronic medical record that provides patients and their healthcare providers with access to key health information to help with patient care, including in an emergency. My Health Record can include patient health summaries, current medicine lists, immunisation history, and hospital discharge information.

Your chosen Medical Centre and preferred Doctor will appear on your My Health Record to ensure other health professionals you see – for example, at a public hospital – will know who to talk to about your regular care. If you do not wish for this information to display on your My Health Record, you can choose this option in your My Health Record.

No, there are no fees or charges to register with your chosen Medical Centre and Doctor.

Your Medical Centre will have patient brochures available, ask when you are next in, or visit the Department of Health website.