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Doctors should use this form when applying for an initial or subsequent to Approved Medical Deputising Services (AMDS) program placement with their chosen Service Provider.

Medical deputising services should use this form when applying for an initial or subsequent Deed of Agreement.

This document outlines what changes we made to the AMDS guidelines in April 2025, as well as the reasons for those changes.

These guidelines provide information about how the Approved Medical Deputising Services (AMDS) program works, including procedures, responsibilities, eligibility and application processes for both doctors and service providers.

This document includes an overview of the key elements of the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Bill 2024 as introduced to Parliament on 29 May 2024. It focuses on simplified billing assignment.

This discussion paper outlines legal requirements for assignment of benefit processes. This relates to bulk billing and simplified billing, and highlights opportunities to modernise the assignment of benefit process in both contexts.