HOW BULKBILLING WORKS AT OUR PRACTICE 

We’re committed to making healthcare accessible, which is why most doctor appointments at our practice are bulk billed. 

In Order to be Bulk Billed, you simply have to 

• Have a Valid Medicare Card
• A Medicare rebate must be applicable to the service we provide 

To maximize your access to subsidized medications and other referred services, please provide us with a copy of your current Pensioner or Health Care Card (if you have got one). 

Assignment of Benefit (AOB)

From July 1^st 2026, for Bulk Billed consultations, you will have the option to receive your Assignment of Benefit form by SMS and sign the form digitally, instead of printing and signing the paper form.

Assignment of Benefit (AOB) is the patient agreement that allows bulk billing. AOB authorizes your Medicare benefit to be assigned to the doctor, so that you are not out of pocket for a bulk bill appointment. 

Just like electronic prescribing, the move to digital makes managing assignment of benefit for both practices and patients a lot smoother. 

Practices can enable electronic assignments of benefit in their software on July 1^st. 

• After your appointment, you will receive an SMS with a PIN-protected link to the AOB (Assignment of Benefit) form. 
• You will read the electronic form and taps Accept to sign. 
• A link to download the form is provided, just like you are offered a paper copy now. 

The paper form will continue to be available to sign for the patients who prefer not to receive the AOB form by SMS. 

So, from July 1^st, you might be asked how you’d like to sign your Assignment of Benefit, paper or SMS, or you might have the option to sign your AOB from during booking. Your practice staff can help explain the process.

Watch how it works:  Assignment of Benefit (AOB)

**Video courtesy of Total Interactive

Some services are not covered and will have a private fee. This includes: 

• Services for patients who are not eligible for Medicare
• Non-Medicare services such as commercial drivers certificates, employment medicals or insurance reports
• Patients with insurance claim consultations unless there is a guarantee of payment from the insurer, or alternate arrangements to work with. 
• Special arrangements, which include paying a gap-fee only, apply to patients with Allianz, Bupa or NIB Insurance.

We accept EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard and HICAPS when payment is required. This can be processed via our Payments System in HOTDOCS, or at reception. A small surcharge for EFTPOS transactions applies.

Fees

For Private billing patients, as stated above, common fees include:

• Standard Consultation: $95.00
• Long Consultation: $160.00
• After Hours Consultation: $135.00
• After Hours Long Consultation: $235.00 

We are committed to providing the highest level of care and maximising community access to healthcare. If you would like to clarify if your required service is bulk billed, please ask reception.