Publications

These guides provide information about the mandatory care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse requirements. Learn more about each requirement, including delivery of care minutes, registered nurse coverage and reporting obligations.

This document provides information on how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing undertakes cost recovery for administration of private health insurance second-tier default benefits eligibility.

This communiqué from the 11th meeting of the National Women's Health Advisory Council on 10 November 2025.

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to tell us that your claims are all compliant using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to voluntarily acknowledge additional services using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to tell us about compliant and incorrect claims using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to acknowledge all items as incorrectly claimed using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to upload supporting information using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to submit your response using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP)

This OCP user guide demonstrates how to review your claims using the Online Compliance Platform (OCP).

This form enables Support at Home registered providers to notify the Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, of an opening, closure or other changes related to a service delivery branch.

An introduction to using the Online Compliance Platform.

This document answers questions from providers about the Provider Requirements Search tool and the new aged care regulatory model.

Information on the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and our evaluation of MRFF Research Missions.

This checklist includes all the key items health professionals should cover when talking to patients about bowel screening. These activities do not all need to be carried out by one health professional or all at the same time.

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions from our 'A new chapter for aged care from 1 November' webinar.

The Star Ratings Provider Manual contains detailed information about Star Ratings design, calculation and reporting requirements.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the strategy for transitioning the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program to First Nations community control, progress to date, and upcoming milestones.

This fact sheet outlines the roles and responsibilities of current and prospective ‘commissioning bodies’ in the context of transitioning the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled sector.

The guide provides best practice training for hospital staff and clinicians as they begin participating in national Clinical Quality Registries.

Cost recovery arrangements commenced on 1 July 2020 for Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) evaluation that supports Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) consideration of vaccines for the National Immunisation Program (NIP).

This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

Frequently asked questions about Medicare Mental Health Centres and the recent rebrand for consumers and service providers.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing hosted the ITC Transition Webinar: Updates and Next Steps on 20 October 2025. These are the presentation from the webinar.

Frequently asked questions about conflicts of interest for older people and people supporting them in the registered supporter context.