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From 1 November 2025, under the Aged Care Act 2024 (the new Act), registered providers will have to meet certain conditions of registration, obligations and statutory duties when delivering funded aged care services.

The Aged Care Act 2024 (the new Act) sets out a condition of registration for registered aged care providers delivering meals, snacks and drinks to an older person’s home or as part of community, centre-based and cottage respite

The new Aged Care Act starts from 1 November 2025 and will help to make aged care better for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This Early Evaluation Report brings together initial findings from the evaluation of the National Single Employer Model (SEM) trials for General Practice (GP) and Rural Generalist (RG) registrars.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate diagnostic imaging and pathology services rendered to emergency department patients of public hospitals and claimed under Medicare.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate the coordination of the development of Team Care Arrangements rendered by eligible medical practitioners for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item 723.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate valid general ears, nose and throat surgical services were provided such as Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 41846, 41764 and 30473.

This guideline is particularly for diabetes educators, exercise physiologists or dietitians. It MBS items 81100 to 81125 and can help you substantiate that the requirements for an assessment service or group allied health service for a patient with type 2 diabetes have been met.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate optometry services for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 10912, 10913, 10914, 10915, 10942 and 10943.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate that you as a consultant physician or specialist personally performed a referred consultation service on a private patient in a public hospital claimed under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate the preparation of a valid GP Mental Health Treatment Plan rendered by eligible medical practitioners for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 2700, 2701, 2715 and 2717.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate histopathological proof of malignancy for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 30196, 30197, 30202, 30203 and 30205.

This guideline outlines how you can substantiate services provided under rights of private practice at public hospital outpatient departments.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate that a patient attended a service and relates to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items such as 23, 36, 104, 5020, 10960 and 8553 that require the patient to be present.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate that a specific treatment or action was performed as part of the requirements for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items e.g. 10960, 13757, 30189, 47600 and 85533.

This guideline relates to the MBS item numbers 80000 to 80170, rendered by allied health professionals under the Better Access program.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate a service to be requested by another medical practitioner for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 57521 and 65070.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 104, 105, 110, 116, 122, 132, 133, 135, 141, 143, 145 and 147 that require receipt of a valid referral before the service is provided.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate valid individual Allied Health services were provided for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 10950 to 10970.

This fact sheet provides advice on preparing a submission.

Under the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Health Insurance Act), a person (including a practitioner) engages in inappropriate practice if they knowingly, recklessly or negligently cause or permit a practitioner who they employ or otherwise engage to engage in inappropriate practice.

Our Corporate Plan outlines how we will deliver the health system for all Australians throughout 2025–26.

This document provides answers to some frequently asked questions raised during the Commonwealth Home Support Program sector readiness webinar held on 12 June 2025.

Information on the new prescribed pattern of service 30/20 telephone rule, including relevant telephone attendance services. From 1 October 2022, GPs, Other Medical Practitioners and consultant physicians that claim relevant Medicare telephone items will be subject to the new rule.

This toolkit provides information and materials to help peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about the Statement of Rights under the new Aged Care Act starting from 1 November 2025.