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Processing newborn child enrolments in Medicare 011-19042338



Medicare online account help - enrol a baby in Medicare screenshots

Letters

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Z2506 Medicare newborn enrolment (partner applicant) - more information required (Letter Template)

Z0836 Registering for Medicare Safety Net (Letter Template)

Z2527 Medicare enrolment OOHC - More information required (Letter Template). Go to the Medicare eBusiness Gateway > eBusiness System - Digital Messaging Capability (DMC) dropdown menu.

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

Country codes

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Country codes for Australian visas

Forms (staff)

Newborn Child Declaration (FA081)

My Health Record website

My Health Record (for contact details, see Help line)

Contact details

Medicare and Aged Care - Local Peer Support (LPS)

My Health Record

Services Australia website

myGov website

myGov - log into myGov to access Medicare online accounts for self-service claiming and newborn enrolment, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Acceptable proof of birth documents