Register practice for a Location Specific Practice Number (LSPN) for Medicare 012-41040010

Registration start and end dates

Table 1: this table describes the end date the system automatically calculates based on the start date entered. Reminder letters are generated for LSPN records with end dates in every month.

Registration start date (examples)	Registration end date (examples)
January (2023)	31 July (2024)
February (2023)	31 July (2024)
March (2023)	31 August (2024)
April (2023)	30 September (2024)
May (2023)	31 October (2024)
June (2023)	31 October (2024)
July (2023)	30 November (2024)
August (2023)	30 November (2024)
September (2023)	31 May (2025)
October (2023)	31 May (2025)
November (2023)	30 June (2025)
December (2023)	30 June (2025)

Contact details for LSPN

Table 2

Query

Contact

Policy and procedural queries

In the first instance, seek advice from Local Peer Support (LPS).

LPS and Team Leaders contact Provider Engagement

Provider Engagement contact the Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Team.

Health professionals use the LSPN contact details.

Forms

Application to register or amend a diagnostic imaging or radiation oncology practice form (HW061)

Note: this form and any supporting documentation can be uploaded and submitted through HPOS, see Health Professional Online Services. If the form has been received via HPOS then correspondence will also need to be delivered via HPOS. Forms received via HPOS can be identified by a HPOS Reference Number. For more details, see the Process page in Health Professional Online Services Support Mail Centre – How to reply to mail in the Form upload mail centre.

Letters and electronic messaging

The agency has endorsed the letter for electronic message for use via HPOS only. It is the latest version. Do not use locally produced letters or electronic messages.

Letter Templates – Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology – Location Specific Practice Number (LSPN)