Register a customer for Medicare in the Consumer Directory Maintenance System (CDMS) 011-40060010
Document details to be recorded in CDMS
Table 1
Document type |
Reference text |
Reference date |
Birth certificates |
Reference number on the birth certificate and state or country of issue |
Date of document |
Hospital certification of birth |
Hospital name and midwife or doctors details |
Date of document |
Letter from Home Affairs |
Visa subclass number and Application ID |
Date of document |
Medicare practitioner certification of birth |
Home birth, medical practitioners details |
Date of document |
MS018 Referee declaration |
Referee details |
Date of document |
Passport |
Country of passport, passport number and expiry date |
Date of issue |
Travel document |
Reference number on travel document |
Date of issue |
Adoption papers |
Pre or post adoption documents sighted (do not add names) |
Date of document |
Relationship document |
Document type, marriage certificate, birth certificate or joint utility/bank account |
Date of document |
ImmiCard |
Full card number and boat ID if known |
Date of processing |
FA081 Newborn Child Declaration |
Serial number F |
Date of certification by the doctor or midwife |
VEVO confirmation |
Work rights/visa details |
Date of VEVO check |
Evidence of appeal |
Type of appeal document and case number |
Date of appeal document |
Parentage orders |
No text required - do not add names |
Date of document |
European Health Insurance Card |
EHIC expiry date |
Date of processing |
Global Health Insurance Card |
GHIC expiry date |
Date of processing |
Citizenship certificate |
Document number on certificate |
Date of document |
Group History categories
Table 2
Category |
Details included |
Contact Name |
Contact name |
Contact Address |
Include:
Note: for DME applications, list the address source as ‘Enrolment form’. |
Group Status |
Include:
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Personal History categories
Table 3
Category |
Details included |
End Dates |
Include:
|
Gender and Date of Birth |
Include:
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Miscellaneous details |
Include:
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Letters
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Z0137 Request for information to complete or change your Medicare enrolment
Document Verification Service (DVS) result codes
- Y = successful verification
- N = failed verification
- S = system unavailable, try again later
- D = data out of range (document either expired, stolen, lost)
Data tables
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Data tables for Births, deaths and marriages