Shell Cove Family Health / About Us / Medicare information
Shell Cove Family Health / About Us / Medicare information
The quickest and easiest way to claim Medicare benefits is through your doctor’s practice if they offer electronic claiming.
They can send the claim to us through a secure internet connection or through the practice's EFTPOS terminal. Your Medicare benefit is paid directly onto your EFTPOS card used at the doctor’s or into the bank account registered with us.
If your doctor doesn’t offer electronic claiming, you can claim your Medicare benefit using one of the following options.
Call (Medicare) 132011 – Option 3 to register bank details with Medicare
If the patient is under 14 years of age they will need to give at least a verbal consent so that parents can register bank details on their behalf.
The above can be completed with the following bank details form however it is preferred that this is done verbally.
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/medicare/medicare-online-accounts
https://my.gov.au/LoginServices/main/login
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/medicare-claiming
