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Medicare Safety Net and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) validation with Medicare 101-06110000

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This page contains the process for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A validation (FAV).

Family Tax Benefit Part A Validation

Medicare Safety Net and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) validation

This table describes the purpose of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A validation (FAV) screen, information displayed on the FAV screen, how to navigate the FAV screen and information about refreshing FAV data.

Item

Description

1

Purpose of the FTB(A) Validation (FAV) screen + Read more ...

The FTB(A) Validation (FAV) screen is used to:

  • display the FTB(A) data that Centrelink sends to Medicare
  • allows Service Officers to refresh FTB(A) Validation transactions where there is either something wrong with the record for example, corruption or where there is an observable delay in system response time to a change

2

Information displayed on the FAV screen + Read more ...

The FAV screen displays one calendar year per page, in descending order. All transactions for a calendar year (from 2004) are displayed.

The fields displayed are:

  • Calendar year
  • Status:
    • ATT - Attempted Match
    • NMT - No Match
    • MAT - Match
  • Payment Type (that is, Past period and Not Past Period)
  • Payment Delivery Date
  • Transaction Date
  • AMR

3

FAV screen navigation + Read more ...

  • [Enter] - navigate to the Activity List (AL) screen
  • '[F7]' and '[PF8]' - scroll to previous/next pages (if any)
  • '[F10]' and '[F11]' - scroll through the history of calendar years (if any)
  • Year: field - can be overtyped to display the required year
  • Calendar Year: field - can be overtyped to display the required year

4

Refreshing FTB(A) Validation data + Read more ...

Performing a refresh of FTB(A) Validation data is the only valid action available on the FAV screen.

  • In the Request Action: field, key 'RSH' Note: this field will not be displayed when the calendar year is more than two years in the future
    • Complete the Source: and DOR: fields and press [Enter]
  • In the Confirm Action: field, key 'Y' or 'N' and press [Enter]
    • If the Confirm Action: field has been coded with 'Y', the AL screen will display with a completed FAO/REA activity
    • If the Confirm Action: field has been coded with 'N', the AL screen will display and no activity will have been created