How To Register For The Medicare Safety Net

Under the omsn once the annual threshold is reached medicare benefits increase to 100 per cent of the medicare benefits schedule mbs fee for all out of hospital services for the rest of the calendar year.

How to register for the medicare safety net. If you have a disability or impairment and use assistive technology you may not be able to access our forms. You will still need to pay the same amount for your doctor s visit or test but medicare will give you back a larger benefit. Full time student between 16 and 25 years. Some tests and scans like blood tests and ct scans. However if you ve registered for the previous medicare safety net there is no need to re register in order to access benefits under the new medicare safety net arrangements.

Once you reach the threshold we ll start paying you higher medicare benefits for the rest of the calendar year. When you spend over a certain amount in a calendar year we ll give you a higher amount back. We calculate the safety nets each calendar year 1 january to 31 december. Reaching a medicare safety net threshold as a registered family we ll let you know when you re close to reaching a medicare safety net threshold as a family. Couples and families must register as a medicare safety net family.

Seeing a doctor or specialist. At this time we ll also ask you to confirm who s in your family. When you reach the threshold you can apply for a pbs safety net card. This card lets you get cheaper medicine for the rest of the year. The dependants out of pocket and gap amounts only count towards one medicare safety net family.

A dependant can be a member of 2 registered medicare safety net families. Type your details into page 1 of the form then print out both pages. You can fill it out on your device or print it and complete it by hand. This means your medical costs are combined so you reach the threshold and receive higher benefits sooner. Medicare safety nets can help to lower your out of pocket costs.

This pdf is fillable. To apply complete the pbs rpbs safety net prescription record form and application for a safety net card form. Child under 16 years. The original medicare safety net omsn works in conjunction with the extended medicare safety net emsn. The medicare safety net is a rebate paid to individuals and families whose out of pocket costs for out of hospital medical services reach a threshold in a calendar year.