On 1 July 2021, enhancements to the Closing the Gap (CTG) PBS Co-payment Program came into effect.
At the time, it became evident there were a significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients who had not been correctly registered for the program. The Australian Government introduced a registration grace period to allow time for these patients to be formally registered through Services Australia.
The grace period has now been extended to 30 June 2022. The extended grace period aims to ensure eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients are correctly registered for the CTG PBS Co-payment Program via HPOS to ensure they continue to receive their PBS General Schedule medicines.
If you are unsure if a patient has been registered correctly, you can check online via HPOS.
If you need support with updating patient registrations for the CTG PBS Co-Payment, please email Noell Burgess, Aboriginal Health Coordinator: [email protected]