Practice location amendments for Practice Incentives Program (PIP) and Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) - Practice Stream 012-18060500

A practice must nominate a main practice address.

The main practice address should be the location that:

• provides the most Medicare Benefits Services per annum, and
• is provided in the practice details section of forms

The main practice address is the location that is associated with the practice ID. All additional practice branches are then registered under the main practice address.

A practice can apply to add an additional practice branch using:

• Health Professional Online Services (HPOS)
• the Practice Incentives application (IP001) form when a practice applies for the program(s)
• the Practice Incentives Additional practice branch (IP025) any time after the main practice address is approved for the program(s)

The Resources page has a link to the forms.

This is when an additional branch location is removed from the main practice address and applies for Practice Incentives in its own right as the main practice location.

A practice must provide:

• The Practice Incentives application (IP001) form, for the additional practice branch that is splitting from the main practice address
• A letter from the practice owner(s). This must include:
• consent to split the additional practice branch from the main practice address, and
• the signature of at least one registered owner
• An accreditation certificate, for the additional practice branch that is splitting from the main practice address

The above documents must be provided for each additional practice branch that is splitting from the main practice address.

Close the additional practice branch and approve the new application on the same processing day. This will make sure the practice’s entire Standardised Whole Patient Equivalent (SWPE) reference period is captured.

The SWPE is not transferable.

See also: Payments for PIP and WIP - Practice Stream.

This is when a practice changes which location identifies as the main practice address.

A practice must provide:

• A letter from the practice owner(s). This must include:
• confirmation of which location that is identifying as the main practice address, and
• the signature of at least one registered owner
• An accreditation certificate, for the additional practice branch that is identifying as the main practice address

The new main practice address must be:

• currently registered as an additional practice branch. if not, the practice must submit a Practice Incentives Additional practice branch (IP025) form
• accredited at the time of the notification. An Additional practice branch cannot be ‘registered for accreditation’ and identify as the main practice address

The practice’s accreditation must be ongoing to maintain eligibility for the PIP and WIP - Practice Stream.

For example: the accreditation for the existing main practice location expires on 31 January. The accreditation for the new main practice location must start on or before 1 February.

See also: Practice accreditation for PIP and WIP - Practice Stream.