Patient Healthcare & Support Forms

Document your wishes for medical treatment if you become unable to make decisions, and appoint a medical treatment...

A NSW Advance Care Directive lets you record the medical treatment you would or would not want if you lose the capacity...

Victoria has the strongest ACD legislation in Australia (Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016). You can...

A Queensland Advance Health Directive (AHD) is a legal document under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld). It records...

South Australia has a single combined Advance Care Directive form under the Advance Care Directives Act 2013 (SA). It...

A WA Advance Health Directive is a legal document under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA) that records...

Tasmania does not have stand-alone advance care directive legislation — your directive is recognised at common law and...

In the ACT, your advance care wishes are recorded in a Health Direction under the Medical Treatment (Health Directions)...

In the Northern Territory, your advance care wishes are recorded in an Advance Personal Plan under the Advance Personal...

Victoria was the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017). The...

WA legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 (WA), commencing July 2021. Eligible...

Tasmania legalised voluntary assisted dying under the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (Tas),...

Queensland legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (Qld), commencing 1 January...

SA legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (SA), commencing 31 January 2023....

NSW legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW), commencing 28 November 2023 —...

The ACT legalised voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 (ACT), with the scheme...

The Australian Organ Donor Register is the only national register that records your decision to donate organs and...

Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is your right as a competent adult to leave hospital even if doctors recommend...

My Health Record is the national digital health record. Most Australians had a record automatically created in 2018...

You have a right under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and state Health Records Acts (NSW, VIC, ACT) to access, copy and...

When a death occurs through Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), specific certification rules apply: the cause of death is...

A referral into the federally-funded Care Finder program, which provides intensive, free, face-to-face support for...

A referral submitted by a GP, specialist, or other health professional (or by the patient/carer in some states) to...

From 2024-25 the Commonwealth introduced a national Aged Care Worker Screening Check, replacing the older National...

On top of the Aged Care Worker Screening Check, anyone working in residential aged care or home care who has lived...

My Aged Care is the single national front door for federally funded aged care in Australia. Before you can get Support...

Once you have your assessment outcome letter (Notice of Decision) from your assessment organisation, you choose your...

Your My Aged Care record is shared between assessors, your GP and your providers. If your address, phone, GP, emergency...

An aged care needs assessment, carried out by an assessment organisation, is the step that opens the door to the...

The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) helps older people access entry-level support services — like cleaning,...

After your assessment, the assessment organisation sends you a Notice of Decision letter listing the services you have...

If your needs go up — after a hospital stay, fall, dementia diagnosis or your carer becomes unwell — you can ask for a...

The Support at Home program replaced the Home Care Packages Program on 1 November 2025. If you are approved for ongoing...

Your service agreement is the contract between you and your Support at Home provider. It sets out the services you will...

Services Australia uses this form to work out how much you will contribute towards your Support at Home services, based...

Your Support at Home provider must give you a monthly statement for the previous calendar month — even in a month where...

CHSP helps older people access entry-level support services to live independently and safely at home — meals, cleaning,...

CHSP is mostly federally funded, and client contributions apply to CHSP services (with the exception of hoarding and...

Once you've been assessed and approved for residential care, you'll receive a Notice of Decision letter and support...

Before entering permanent residential care, give Services Australia your financial details so they can work out what...

A RAD is a lump-sum, fully-refundable interest-free deposit paid to the aged-care home for your room — typically...

A DAP is the rent-style alternative to a RAD — instead of a lump sum, you pay a daily fee calculated by applying the...

SA457 is the asset-only version of the means assessment — used when you are claiming low-means resident status (your...

Two agreements cover the essential details before you enter an aged care home — they may be separate documents or...

If paying aged care fees would leave you without enough for personal essentials, you can apply for financial hardship...

ACVVS (formerly the Community Visitors Scheme) matches volunteer visitors with older Australians who feel socially...

Registration for aged care providers under the new Aged Care Act. The linked Department of Health, Disability and...

Annual government payment (up to $739.40 for 2026–27) to help Australians aged 5+ with permanent and severe...

Free government voucher scheme providing eligible Australians (pensioners, DVA card holders, ADF members and...

State-funded programs that provide subsidised wheelchairs, mobility aids, prosthetics, orthotics, and other assistive...

Apply for an Australian Disability Parking Permit. Valid across all states and territories.

Apply for NDIS funding for continence products (pads, catheters, bed protection) if your disability causes continence...

EnableNSW funds long-term home respiratory equipment for eligible NSW residents — oxygen concentrators, portable...

VAEP funds aids and equipment for Victorians with permanent or long-term disability — including home oxygen...

An application by a donor-conceived person, donor, or parent to access identifying or non-identifying information from...

A written plan, now replaced by the GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP, MBS item 965), that a GP prepares for...

A coordinated care plan, formerly a separate Medicare form (MBS 723), that enabled GP referrals to up to five allied...

A federally funded Medicare benefit that provides eligible children aged 0–17 with up to $1,158 in dental services over...

Eligible Australians aged 45–74 can receive a free home bowel cancer test kit every two years, with those aged 50–74...

Women aged 40 and over can access a free mammogram screening every two years through BreastScreen Australia, with women...

Enables eligible people aged 25–74 to manage their participation in the National Cervical Screening Program via the...

Allows a registered health practitioner to apply to the TGA for approval to supply an unapproved therapeutic good to a...

Enrol in Medicare to access subsidised health care in Australia.

Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Medicare card.

Register your family for the Medicare Safety Net to get higher rebates once your out-of-pocket medical costs reach the...

Apply for a Medicare Levy Exemption Certificate if you are not eligible for Medicare and should not pay the levy.

Opt out of the My Health Record system if you do not want your health information stored online.

Register for the PBS Safety Net so you pay reduced or no cost for medicines once you reach the threshold.

Register your decision to be an organ or tissue donor — or update your existing registration.

Apply for a medical exemption from immunisation requirements for school enrolment or Centrelink payments.

Claim reimbursement for travel and accommodation costs related to organ transplantation.

Legally import up to a 3-month supply of prescription medication from overseas under the TGA Personal Importation...

Access medicine that is not approved or not available in Australia through the TGA Special Access Scheme. Your doctor...

Declare prescription medicines when entering Australia or when receiving a mailed package containing prescription...

Access legal medical cannabis in Australia through a GP or specialist. Medical cannabis is legal on prescription in all...

Manage ongoing medical cannabis prescriptions including renewals, product changes, and dose adjustments.

Understand your rights and obligations when travelling within Australia with legally prescribed medical cannabis.

Register for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net to cap your annual medication costs. Once you hit the...

Get a legally valid prescription through a telehealth consultation without visiting a GP in person — including...

Request a free Home Medicines Review (HMR) — an accredited pharmacist visits your home to review all your medications...

Access subsidised insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and diabetes supplies through the NDSS and the...

Access custom-compounded medicines — tailored formulations not commercially available — including hormone therapy,...

Get tested for Hepatitis C and access treatment. Hepatitis C is now curable in 8–12 weeks through Medicare-subsidised...

Voluntarily record that you are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin on your Medicare record. Helps...

Medicare Form 1490 is the Medicare claim form used to claim a Medicare benefit for medical services not bulk-billed by...

Register (free) with the National Diabetes Services Scheme to access subsidised diabetes products — blood/urine test...

The pathway for an Australian-registered health practitioner to access an "unapproved" therapeutic good (a medicine,...

Long-term home oxygen therapy (LTOT) for COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, severe heart failure follows a multi-step...

Households can drop off unwanted medicines and (in many community pharmacies) used sharps to participating pharmacies...

Medicare Easyclaim is the system that lets you swipe your Medicare card at the GP / specialist clinic at the time of...

A statement showing your Medicare Levy Surcharge exemption status, days you held private health insurance, and the...

For visits where the clinic did not bulk-bill or offer Easyclaim, you submit your own Medicare claim. The fastest way...

Add your newborn (or adopted/fostered child) to your Medicare card so they can access bulk-billed GP visits,...

A child aged 15 or older can have their own Medicare card separate to a parent's, so they can manage their own GP...

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) records every vaccination given to anyone in Australia. Schools, daycare...

If your child has missed scheduled vaccinations (e.g. moved from overseas, or under-vaccinated), the National...

A Mobility Parking Permit (also called the National Mobility Parking Scheme or Australian Disability Parking Scheme...

Registered NDIS behaviour support practitioners must lodge behaviour support plans that include regulated restrictive...

Registered NDIS implementing providers must obtain state/territory authorisation for any regulated restrictive...

Apply to access the NDIS if you have a permanent and significant disability.

Request a reassessment or variation of your existing NDIS plan when your circumstances or support needs change. The...

Apply for a Companion Card which entitles a carer to free entry when accompanying a cardholder with a significant...

If you become sick or injured and can't continue caring, Carer Gateway service providers can organise emergency respite...

Apply for NDIS funding for innovative community support approaches that are not available through standard NDIS plans.

Apply for NDIS support if substance use has resulted in a permanent or significant psychosocial disability — including...

Apply to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for funding to support your disability-related needs.

Access the NDIS for children under 9 who have a developmental delay or disability — lower evidence threshold applies...

Apply for NDIS access if you have a permanent mental health condition (depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar,...

Formally request the NDIA to internally review a decision you disagree with — including access refusals, plan funding...

Appeal an NDIS internal review decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) if you disagree with the NDIA's...

Notify the NDIA if your circumstances have significantly changed — including changes to your disability, support needs,...

Prepare a written statement of your goals, current supports, and unmet needs before your NDIS planning meeting to...

Choose between agency-managed, plan-managed, or self-managed NDIS funding — and request a plan manager if needed.

Request Support Coordination funding in your NDIS plan to help you understand, set up, and use your NDIS supports...

Apply for NDIS funding for assistive technology — wheelchairs, communication devices, hearing aids, prosthetics,...

Apply for NDIS funding for home modifications — ramps, grab rails, bathroom modifications, widened doorways, stair...

Apply for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) — purpose-built accessible housing funded by the NDIS for...

Apply for Supported Independent Living (SIL) — funded in-home support workers to assist with daily tasks while you live...

Request funding for a Psychosocial Recovery Coach in your NDIS plan — a specialist support for people with psychosocial...

The NDIS Worker Screening Check is a single national clearance you must hold before working in a "risk-assessed role"...

Victorian NDIS workers apply for their NDIS Worker Screening Check through the Victorian Worker Screening Unit. The...

Queensland NDIS workers apply through the Queensland Disability Worker Screening Unit. The QLD NDIS Worker Screening...

Western Australia NDIS workers apply through the WA Department of Communities. From 1 February 2021, the WA NDIS Worker...

South Australia NDIS workers apply through the DHS Screening Unit. Replaces the older SA Disability Services Employment...

Tasmanian NDIS workers apply through CBOS. Clearance is portable nationally and valid 5 years.

ACT NDIS workers apply through Access Canberra. Replaces the older ACT Working With Vulnerable People (NDIS) check from...

Northern Territory NDIS workers apply through SAFE NT (the NT Police-administered Worker Screening Authority)....

All NDIS workers must complete the free NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission "Quality, Safety and You" online...

The Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) gives Victorians with a permanent and severe disability a 50% subsidy on taxi and...

The NSW Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) gives eligible NSW residents with a permanent and severe disability a 50%...

The QLD Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) gives eligible Queenslanders with a permanent and severe disability a 50% subsidy on...

The South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme (SATSS) helps cover taxi fares for South Australians who cannot use...

The WA Taxi User Subsidy Scheme (TUSS) gives Western Australians with permanent severe disability a 50% subsidy on taxi...

CLOSED TO NEW CLAIMS: the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 closed to new Disability Compensation Payment claims on 1...

The Special Rate (TPI) Disability Pension is a higher-rate, tax-exempt, means-test-free payment for veterans who are...

Form D2663 enables the surviving widow, widower, or other dependant of a deceased veteran to claim a War Widow/er's...

The primary form for ADF members and veterans who served on or after 1 July 2004 to claim liability for a...

Apply for a DVA Veteran Card to access funded medical and mental health treatment. The Veteran Card – All Conditions...

Claim the Service Pension if you are a veteran who has reached qualifying age or has a qualifying disability.

Free, confidential 24/7 counselling and mental health support for ADF veterans, current serving members and their...

Department of Veterans' Affairs MyService online portal (accessed via myGov) for lodging claims, viewing claim status,...