MyMedicare is a voluntary patient registration model. It aims to formalise the relationship between you as a patient and your general practice, your GP and the team of health care providers that you may need.

It is voluntary and free to register in MyMedicare.

If you choose not to register in MyMedicare, you’ll still be able to access the same quality of care from your healthcare providers.

You’re eligible to register in MyMedicare if you have:

• a Medicare card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran Card
• face-to-face visits recorded with the same practice, including either:
  • one face-to-face visit for practices in remote locations
  • two face-to-face visits for practices in other locations in the previous 24 months.

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 one of them is eligible and registered. A parent/guardian must register a child under 14 years and provide consent on their behalf. Young people aged 14 to 17 years can register and provide consent without a parent/guardian.

There are multiple ways that you can register:

• You can start the process in your Medicare Online Accountor Express Plus Medicare Mobile app.
• SCHC may start the registration in MyMedicare or you can ask them to do this. This will trigger a registration in your Medicare OnlineAccount or Express Plus Medicare Mobile app which you can then complete.

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