To be eligible for MyMedicare, general practices must:

• provide Medicare-funded services or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) equivalent services.
• be registered in the following Services Australia systems:
  • Provider Digital Access (PRODA)
  • Health Professional Online Services (HPOS)
  • the Organisation Register
• have at least one eligible GP linked to the practice in the Organisation Register –
  an eligible GP can be a vocationally registered GP, non-vocationally registered GP or a GP registrar.
• be accredited against the National General Practice Accreditation Scheme (NGPAS) –
  non-accredited practices will have 12 months to gain accreditation through a registered accreditation agency from the date they register in MyMedicare as a practice.

A temporary exemption from accreditation is available to mobile and outreach services (including sole providers) who do not meet the current RACGP definition of a general practice until 30 June 2025 if they deliver general practice services:

• in rural settings
• in residential aged care
• in disability residential settings
• to First Nations Australians
• to people experiencing homelessness.

Download the General Practice Eligibility Checklist (PDF 78KB)