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Health Provider Compliance - Debt Recovery Officer
Contacts6 February 2024 - If you have any questions about a Compliance debt, or need to make payment arrangements, contact a Debt Recovery Compliance Officer.
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Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC)
14 April 2026 - The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) supports the MBS Continuous Review to ensure the MBS is contemporary, sustainable, evidence based, and supports universal access to high value care for all Australians.
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Higher everyday living, additional and extra service fees
Our work › Residential aged care › Charging for residential aged care16 March 2026 - The higher everyday living fee (HELF) commenced on 1 November 2025 for permanent and respite residents. It replaces additional and extra service fees and is optional. Residents choose to pay it when they want services over and above the standard services aged care homes must provide.
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Charging for consultations about COVID-19 vaccination
Our work › COVID-19 vaccines › Advice for COVID-19 vaccine providers and administrators23 October 2025 - Vaccines are free for everyone in Australia regardless of Medicare or visa status. Find out what COVID-19 vaccination-related services you can charge for.
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Practice Stream obligations
Our work › Workforce Incentive Program › Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Practice Stream6 June 2025 - What practices must do to qualify for Practice Stream payments, maintain their eligibility, and receive their quarterly payments.
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24/7 registered nurse reporting
Our work › Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurses in residential aged care › 24/7 registered nurse requirement3 November 2025 - As a registered provider of residential aged care, you must report each month on your registered nurse (RN) coverage for each approved residential care home.
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Associated providers under the Aged Care Act 2024 – Webinar
Resources › Webinars4 February 2026 - The Aged Care Act 2024 introduced the concept of ‘associated provider’. An associated provider describes an organisation that delivers funded aged care services on behalf of a registered provider. This webinar will provide information on what it means to be an associated provider under the Act.
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Residential respite subsidy and supplements
Our work › Residential aged care › Funding for residential aged care23 December 2025 - The Australian Government pays subsidies and supplements to registered residential aged care providers on behalf of older people accessing residential respite care.
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NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce
30 July 2025 - The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce provided advice to government on key design and implementation of new regulatory arrangements.
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Aged care food and nutrition stories – Kelly
Our work › Improving food and nutrition in aged care › Aged care food and nutrition stories20 August 2025 - Kelly oversees food services at Resthaven Marion aged care home. She talks about continuously improving residents’ food and how training has helped them prepare for the dedicated food and nutrition Aged Care Quality Standard.