Billing Agent Approval / Registration - Australian Government

Description

You will require this approval if you intend to operate as a billing agent to claim benefits from Medicare or private health funds on behalf of your patients.

Billing agents must be approved by Medicare and can be a fund, a hospital, an individual or an organisation.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

If you are applying as a corporation, you must:

  • include a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation
  • submit evidence of the establishment of a trust account or compartmentalised trust account to receive payments on behalf of others
  • submit search results from the Bankruptcy Register and the Disqualified Directors Register.

Duration

Annual.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $1000.00 Initial application fee for an Approved Billing Agent.
Apply Application All $500.00 Application fee if applicant has previously been approved.

Act(s) name

Health Insurance Act 1973 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Health Insurance Regulations 2018 Australian Government

Administering agency

Department of Social Services

Services Australia

Medicare Australia

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Simplified Billing

Medicare Australia

Services Australia

Department of Social Services
Mailing address: Medicare Australia
Tuggeranong DC
Australian Capital Territory 2901
Phone: 02 6143 7557
Fax: 02 6124 4102
Email: simplified.billing@humanservices.gov.au