How To Register For The Medicare Safety Net
This card lets you get cheaper medicine for the rest of the year.
How to register for the medicare safety net. Some tests and scans like blood tests and ct scans. However if you ve registered for the previous medicare safety net there is no need to re register in order to access benefits under the new medicare safety net arrangements. At this time we ll also ask you to confirm who s in your family. The dependants out of pocket and gap amounts only count towards one medicare safety net family. While medicare automatically recognises individuals who reach their threshold couples and families are required to register so that medicare can add the cost of their medical.
Download and complete the medicare safety net registration and amendment for couples and families form. The medicare safety net provides a higher medicare benefit to people who have spent over a certain threshold on medical expenses. When you reach the threshold you can apply for a pbs safety net card. Once you reach the threshold we ll start paying you higher medicare benefits for the rest of the calendar year. The medicare safety net is a rebate paid to individuals and families whose out of pocket costs for out of hospital medical services reach a threshold in a calendar year.
This pdf is fillable. For medicare safety nets purposes a dependant is someone the family supports financially and either a. The original medicare safety net omsn works in conjunction with the extended medicare safety net emsn. You will still need to pay the same amount for your doctor s visit or test but medicare will give you back a larger benefit. Couples and families must register as a medicare safety net family.
Reaching a medicare safety net threshold as a registered family we ll let you know when you re close to reaching a medicare safety net threshold as a family. Seeing a doctor or specialist. A dependant can be a member of 2 registered medicare safety net families. We calculate the safety nets each calendar year 1 january to 31 december. When you spend over a certain amount in a calendar year we ll give you a higher amount back.
To apply complete the pbs rpbs safety net prescription record form and application for a safety net card form. Medicare safety nets can help to lower your out of pocket costs. Type your details into page 1 of the form then print out both pages. Full time student between 16 and 25 years. If you have a disability or impairment and use assistive technology you may not be able to access our forms.