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MyMedicare has introduced important updates.
An updated patient registration form is planned to be introduced on 1 April 2024, which will allow a patient, as part of their MyMedicare registration process, to voluntarily provide and manage information about themselves, such as disability status, culturally and linguistically diverse status, First Nations status, gender, and sexual orientation.
Since MyMedicare went live on 1 October 2023, multiple instances of paper MyMedicare registration forms have been returned to Services Australia, instead of to the patients’ practice by both patients and practices. Practices are required to retain a copy of the paper registration form in the patients’ clinical records, in accordance with federal and/or state and territory legislation applicable to their practice.
The department has taken action to clarify for patients the process to manage access to their MyMedicare registration information where a change of practice ownership occurs.
To ensure patient registrations can be transferred to the new ownership without the need for the patient to reconsent, the MyMedicare Privacy Notice has been updated by including the words: ‘Once you are registered, staff involved in management of the practice may have access to your information. This may include health professionals. Relevant staff may change over time.’ MyMedicare Privacy Notice | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
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