w>e>yX>uD>tD;

p-whv,gw>ql;w>qg

w>ulpg,gbsgtoEl

ySRuwdRusd;xHw>

AAAAAAAA ySRuwdRusd;w>rh>ySRtd.'D;uH>pDw>ohw>b.

vXySJRw*RvXtuwdRusdmcHusdmrhwrh>tgM>tM.

'D;tw>rRrh>w>ub.rRpXReRvXw>qJ;usd;qJ;

usX 'D;ySRvXtuwdRusdmt*RM.vDRI

vXtD;p-whv,gtylRtHRySRuwdRusd;w>wz.ub.w>ymyeD.

tDRcDzsdxHuD> w>ymyeD.tywD>ySRtd.'D;pdurDRvXySRuwdRusd;xHw>

wz.'D;ySRusd;xHw>wz.t*D>A(NAATI) M.vDRI

zJeCkuoH.o&.vXtuwdReusdmrh>wb.wcD<Aeud;0J'.w>

usd;xH'D;w>uwdRusd;w>tw>rRpXRtw>zH;w>rR(TIS)vXvDwJ

pdeD>*H> A131 450 vXeurRM>ySRusd;xHw>M.wuh>I

t0Joh.rRpXReRvXw>urRM>w>ql;w>qgtw>oh.eHRz;

oDvXe*D>ohph>uD; vDRI ewvd.rJm qS;rhwrh>b.,d.vXeuChM>ySR

usd;xHw>vXe*D>b.I

ySRusd;xHw>w[h.ew>*h>w>usdRqlySRt*kRt*Rttd. b.I w>tHR

rh>w>wdpXRrRpXRvXwvd.[h.tyShRM.vDRI

b.C;'D;uD>tD;p-whv,gw>ql;w>qgw>

ulpg,gbsgtoEltHRw>e>yX>b.tDDDRuDwcgM.

vDRIA eR'D;e[H.zdCDzdrh>qd;uhqgbD<A wbsDwcD.

rh>uolw>wdpXRrRpXRzJvJ.wcgvJ.<AeoltDRohtcg

zJvJ.'D;tyShRuvXmxJvJ.M.uuD0J '.vXeuoh.

ngtDRvDRI w>*h>w>usdRtHRrh>w>'k;oh.ngb.C;w>

ue>yX>w>*h>wpJ;zdtgxD.b.C;w>ql;w>qg'D;w>

ulpg,gbsgoElvXuD>tD;p-wh v,gtylRvDRI

0Ho;plRrReD.eJ'.vXerhrh>ySRvXtrRM>xH&l>uD>oJ;w>td.u'kvX

xHuD>tHRwcDeu'd;M>b.w>ql;w>qgtw>ulpg,gbsgvX*h>

*DRtlt0JRusdRtvD>vXwvd.[h.tyShRb.Iw>ql;w>qgtw>

wdpXRrRpXRvXt*RwcDeu'd;M>b.tDRtHR'd;oMRto;vXew>

td.uD>w>ysJA(visa) 'fvJ.wuvkmtzDcd.vDRI t0Joh.wz.nD

Ek>qDwvJto;w>qXuwD>wuwD>tylR<AtCdy[h.oq.xD.

eRvXeurR vDRwH>tDR'D;ySRvlRrRM>w>vXe*D>b.C;w>td.o;

vXcJcJtHRrh>rEkRvJ.M.vDRIwH>tDR'D; ySRvlRrRM>w>vXe*D>b.C;

w>td.o;vXcJcJtHRrh>rEkRvJ.M.vDRI

Produced July 2015.

KAREN

rJ'H;cJ&ftc;A (Medicare card)

rJ'H;cJ&frRpXRySRtD;p-whv,gzdwz.

vXurRM>w>ql;w>qgtw>rRpXRwz.vXwvd.

[h.tyShRrhwrh>tyShRb.wz.M.vDRI

erh>td.'D;rJ'H;cJ&ftc;tcDynDM.=

• w>ulpg,gbsgvXuoH.o&.ttd.vXwvd.

[h.tyShRrhwrh>tyShRpSRvDR

• w>'dtJ;p&h'D;w>rRuG>oGH.wz. wvd.

[h.tyShRrhwrh>tyShRpSRvDR

• w>ulpg,gbsgcDvDvDvXursX>w>qg[H.tylR

rJ'H;cJ&fw[h.0J'.=

• odvh.wD.ySRqgt*D>tvJwz.b.<

• rJt*D>w>wdpXRrRpXRtg'.w>wuh><

• rJm'd;wz.<

• w>td.vXw>qg[H.vXwb.C;'D;y'd.

• 'D;w>td.ql.td.cshtw>rRpXRvXt*RweDRM.vDRI

xDbdM.e-uX;vJRpdmerJ'H;cJ&ftc;'D;eR'D;'k;eJ.tDRzJe'd;M>w>td.

ql.td.cshtw>wdpXRrRpXRwz.wuh>I

pJxX.vhcfw>rRpSRvDR

w>tyShRtc;wz. A

(Centrelink concession cards)pJxX.vhcfrh>y'd.tw>&J.w>usJRvXt[h.ySR*h>0Drhwrh>w>td.

rkmqd;yXRtw>wdpXR rRpXRwz.'D;w>[h.tbl;tvJ

wz.vXtvDRqDvdmto;M.vDRI

ySRweDReDRrRM>pJxX.vhcfql.cshrRpXRtc;tHRoh rhwrh>pJxX.vhcf

ySRtD.yh.ph.t*D>w>rRpSRvDRw>tyShRtc;M.vDRI c;oh.wz.tHRt

cDynDM.eb.[h.w>tyShRpSRzJeolw>td.ql.td.cshtw>wdpXRrRpXR

weDRwz.tcgvDRI At 'd=

• uoH.vXuoH.o&.[h.vDRweDRtyShRub.

• w>ulpg,gbsgtyShRpSR0J'.zJursX>rJw>ulpg,gbsgw>wdpXRrR

pXRtvD>

erh>td.'D;w>rRpSRvDRw>tyShRtc;M.<AxDbdvJRpdmCkmtDR'D;'k;eJ.

tDRzJeol0J'.w>td.ql.td.cshtw>wdpXRrRpXRwz.wuh>I

Medicare card Health Care card Pensioner Concession card

w>[h.uoH.o&.tvJ

uoH.o&.w'fod;vdmo;tzDcd.

tw>ChtvJph>uD;vDRqDvdmto;vDRI AuoH.o&.

weDRA?w[H;tgxD.w>uG>ySRqgtvJ b./

bd;bhvfzJerh> td.'D;erJ'H;c&ftc;tcgvDRI

bd;bhvfpH;w>M.w>uG>eRtvJtHRwvd.[h.tyShRrh> vXuoH.o&.

rRM.phvXrJ'H;cJ&fttd. vdRvdR tCdvDRI eoHuG>rh>uoH.o&.

tbd;bhvfph>{gzJerRM>w>oh.eHRz;oDvXeuxH.uoH.o &.tcgvDRI

uoH.o&.rh>wbd;bhvfwcD<Aeub.w>oHuG>eRvXeu[h.

w>tvJvXw>uG>ul pg,gbsgeRt*D>vDRI b.wb.

euM>uhR w>tvJwz.tHRweDRvXrJ'H;cJ&fttd.vDRI

ymCmw>wl>vdmphtvHmuhwz.cJvXmvXt[JvXw>td.

ql.td.cshw>wdpXRrRpXR tvD>tHRcDzsdeuvd.b.w>oh.

wz.tHRvXeurRM>uhRpht*D>vDRI

ud;b.rJ'H;cJ&fvXA132 011 vXeuoHuG>b.C;

usdRusJvXeurRM>uhRphzJexH.uoH.o&.0HRtvD>cHM.wuh>I

rRM>Cmw>oh.eHRz;oD

'D;uoH.o&.wuh>I w>oh.eHRz;oDwcgtcDynDpH;w>M.rh>w>tX.vDRwl>vdmvXw>uxH.

vdmo;'D;ySRw*R<AySR'fod;uoH.o&.<AvXw>ymyeD.tvD>

'D;tqXuwD>M.vDRI vXtD;p-whv,gtylR<At&h'd.0J'.

vXw>rRM>w>oh.eHRz;oD'D;[JwkRb.qXb.u wD>vXw>oh.eHRz;

oDt *D>M.vDRI

evd.rRM>ymw>oh.eHRz;oDvXw>td.ql.td.

cshtw>wdpXRrRpXRt*D>tg'.w>wuh> vDRI eol0J'.

w>uwdRoh.wz.tHRvX urR pXReRvXe urRM>ymw>oh.

eHRz;oDvXvDwJpdtylRrhwrh>zJvJRtd.oud;w>td.ql.td.

cshw>wdpXRrRpXRtcgvDRI

rRM>ymw>oh.eHRz;oDwcg

zJeud;vDwJpdvXw>urRM>w>oh.eHRz;oD'D;uoH.o&.tcgb.

wb.w>uoHuG> eRvXeu[h.w>*h>w>usdR wz.tHRcJvXmrh

wrh>weDRvDRI

• erHR

• etd.zsJ.rk>eHRrk>oD

• rh>etJ.'d;xH.uoH.o&.zJvJ.w*RvJ.

• vXrk>eHR'D;w>qXuwD>zJvJ.vXetJ.'d;xH.uoH.o&.vJ.I

zJerRM>uoH.o&.w>oh.eHRz;oDtcgeoHuG>0J'.ohb.C;

• rh>uoH.o&.tHRChtgxD.phvXw>xH.vdmo;t*D>{g

• vXw>urRM>ySRuwdRusd;xHw>w*RzJerh>vd.b.tDRw*Rtcg

uGJ;eD.Cmw>qXuwD>'D;rk>eHRvXew>oh.eHRz;oDt*D>vXevHmw>uGJ;eD.

w>tylR<A vHmeH.vHmvgrhwrh>vDwJpdpdm tylRtylRtHR urR pXReR

vXeu[JwkRb.qXb.uwD>zJweHRCDvXetd.'D;w>oh.

eHRz;oDteHRM.vDRI evJRqlw>oh.eHRz;oDtHRrh> wohw cD<Aevd.wJ

b.w>td.ql.td.cshtw>wdpXRrR pXRtHRvXtqdtcshwohzJtohM.

vDRI

w>vJRqluoH.o&.ttd.

uoH.o&.wz.vXtD;p-whv,gtylRtHRw>ud;

ph>uD;tDRvXuoH.o&.xD&DR(GP)M. vDRI AuoH.o&.

weDRrRw>vXw> td.ql. td.cshtvD>wz.'D;w>qg[H.

wz.'D;weDRrRw>vXteD>up>t&ltwhM.vDRI

erRM>w>oh.eHRz;oD'D;uoH.o&.zJeqd;uhrhwrh>td.

wrkmtcgohvDRI evJRxH.uoH.o&.oh0JzJewl>b.vXetd.ql.td.

cshoemuhetJ.'d;rRw>td.ql. td.cshtw>rRuG>vXeurRvDRwH>0J'.

vXewtd.'D;w>td.ql.td.cshtw>*h>uDwz.w*hR t*D>vDRI

uoH.o&.wJb.eRohph>uD;b.C;rh>evd.b.u oH.'Do'X

w>qgwz.{gvXu'Do'XeRvXw>ql;w>qg weDRM.vDRI

eCkxXuoH.o&.rk.rhwrh>o&.oh0JvDRI

eCkxXvXeuqDwvJeuoH.o&.M.oh0J'.ud;uwD>'J;vDRI

erh>tJ.'d;vJRqluoH.o&.t*Rw*Rttd.'D;e-uX;[h.eu

oH.o&.toDw*RtHR'D;uoH.vXetDtDRwz.tp&D'D;[h.

vDRew>ql;w>qgtw>rReD.rRCgwz.tvHmt'dwbh.M.vDRI

zJetd.rh>wrkm'D;evd.b.uoH.o&.w*R*RzJrk>eRcD<AzJrk>bl.

eHR<Ark>'J;eHR'D;ursX>teHRobshwz.tcgeol0J'.

w>ulpg,gbsgtw>rRpXRwz.vXwvd.[h.tyShRwcgcgoh0JvDRI

vXvDwJpdw>[h.ul.[h.z;t*D>

• ySRuG>ySRqgvXtwl>vdmvDwJpdw>ud;vXvDwJpdeD>*H> 1300 60 60 24 (vX Victoria uD>pJ.tylR)

• uoH.o&.vXtrRw>zJw>zH;w>rRtqXuwD>0HRtvD>cHtw>rR

pXRtvDusdR 1800 022 222

vXw>uChM>uoH.o&.vXe[Jqle[H.

• [H.tuoH.o&. vX 13 74 25 (vX Victoria uD>pJ.tylR)

ySRqguoH.uoDtus;(w>ud;ph>uD;tDR'fcJrH;pf)rh>w>vD>vXeyShRuoH.

uoD'D;w> td.ql.td.cshtyD;tvDvXt*Rwz.ohM. vDRI

zJw>vD>tHReoHuG>ph>uD;w>[h.ul.cDvDwz.b.C;w>b.'db.

xH;'D;w>ql;w>qgvXw'd.woGgwz.t*h>ohvDRI

euoH.o&.rh>tJ.'d;vXeutDuoH.vDRqDqDwz.

wcD<At0Joh.u[h.eRvHmwuhzdvXw>ud;tDRvXA?uoH.tvJ;r;/

AM.vDRI vHmuhtHRwJb.ySRCgCkm'D;qguoH.wz.vXuoH.

vXevd.b.tDR<AySJRbsDvJ.'D;tcgzJvJ.vXe-uX;tD0J'.uoH.

tHRvJ.M. vDRI uoH.td.0J'.weDRvXeyShRtDRohxJ'.'D;uoH.

tvJ;r;M.vDRI

uoH.uoD'D;ySRqguoH.uoDwz.tus;A(cJrH;pf)

vJRpdmuoH.tvJ;r;'D;eRqlw>qguoH.

uoDtvD>Ckm'D;erJ'H;cJ&f'D;pJxX.vhcf w>td.ql.td.

cshtc;<Aew>rh>td.rDRI pJxX. vhcf w>td.ql.td.cshtc;

tcDynDM.eb.[h.uoH.tvJtyShRpSRudmvDRI

vXuoH.uoDtguvkmwz.t*D><Aewvd.uoH.uoDtvJ;r;b.I

eyShRuoH.uoDwz.vX w>ql;w>qgqH;udmzd wz.t*D> oh

t'd'fcd.o.CHqgrhw rh>w>ck.b.<AvXtwvd.b.uoH.

tvJr;b.M.vDRI w>tHRt0Joh.ud;tDRvXA?vXw>yShRw>tvD> t

zDcd./AtdbX.oX.cDxX.uoH.w z.M.vDRI

vXtD;p-whv,gtylRy'd.[h.0J'.uoH.wz.vXw>rRM>tDRoh'.

uoH.vJ;r;t yShRwz.cDzsdt0Joh.xH.0J'.vXw>tHRrh>w> vXt

&h'd.vXurRvDRwH>ySRursX>wz.vXurRM>uoH.vXt0Joh.

vd.b.wz.M.vDRI

w>vJRqluoH.o&.

vDRqDttd.

uoH.o&.vDRqDwz.rh>uoH.o&.wz.vXtxD.wh>w>rR

vdqlngvXw>rRvdw>ql;w>qgvDRvDRqDqDtu0DR'fo;uoH.o

&.(u.'H.td.vDuFH;)rhwrh>zH;bh.uoH.o&.A('XrX.xDvDuFH;)

wz.M.vDRI vXtD;p-whv,gtylRvXw>urRw>oh.eHRz; oD'D;

uoH.o&.vDRqDw*Rt *D>evd.b.w>qSXCDRvXeuoH.o&.ttd.vDRI

vHmqSXCDRrh>vHmy&XvXttd.[JvXeuoH.o&.ttd.qlu

oH.o&.vDRqDt td.b.C;ew>td.ql.td.csht w>*h>uDoh. wz. M.

vDRI euoH.o&.rh>qSXCDReRqluoH.o&.vDRqDvXtrRw>vX

ursX>w>qg[H.wcD<A t0Joh.uqSXM>vHmqSXCDR qluoH. o&.

vDRqDttd.'D;Chw>oh.eHRz;oD vXe*D>vDRI ew>oh.eHRz;oDtrk>eHRtHR'd;

oMRto;vXe w>td.ql. td.csht w>*h>uDtHRM. vDRI

euoH.o&.rh>qSXCDReRqluoH.o&.vDRqDvXtrR

w>vXeD>w*RtbsL;wcD<Aeuvd.ud;0J'.uoH.o&.vDRqDtHRvXe

urRM>w>oh.eHRz;oDt*D>vDRI

We would like to acknowledge the document ‘Using health services

in the ACT’ produced by the ACT government which helped inform

this resource.