How To Register Medicare For Newborn Baby
Call the medicare general enquiries line.
How to register medicare for newborn baby. Your child s name date and place of birth. 1 and the medicare safety net. 2 register your baby for a my health record. Download a medicare safety net couples and families registration and amendment form. The letter must include all of the following.
6 you must register the birth of your baby. The doctor or midwife s signature qualifications and registration number. If the newborn isn t yet enrolled in medicare parents can do this using their centrelink online account through mygov the express plus centrelink mobile app visit a service centre or by post. They will need to submit the newborn child declaration form they got in their parent pack from the hospital or birth centre. You ll need last year s tax info plus proof of citizenship as well as a scan of the last page on the form you got from hospital the newborn child declaration that s signed by the midwife.
A newborn child declaration form or. Enrol your baby in medicare. You should get it in 3 to 4 weeks. If your baby is 52 weeks old or less you can register them using. Select enrol a newborn from the services menu.
You can do this when you enrol your baby in medicare. To do this complete the full newborn child declaration form and return it to us. When you register your child s birth with us you are officially giving your baby a legal name. A newborn child declaration form is provided in the parent pack you get from your midwife or hospital. If you re using a computer sign in to mygov and select medicare.
A medicare enrolment application form. We ll send you a new medicare card with your baby on it. The medicare safety net. When you baby is born you can also add them to your medicare safety net family. If you re using the app open it and enter your mygov pin.