GPACI Payments – Backdating patient registrations: Available to March 2025

The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) commenced on 1 July 2024, with eligibility for the first quarter (July – September 2024) assessed and paid in October 2024. 

Some GPACI-registered practices and their GPs did not receive the quarter one payment they expected as their MyMedicare-registered patients weren’t registered properly for GPACI in the Organisation Register. 

For a Limited Time 

The Department of Health and Aged Care is allowing practices who were registered for GPACI to backdate their MyMedicare-registered patients’ GPACI registration. 

This will allow re-assessment of eligible services delivered from July to December 2024. 

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Up until 31 March 2025, practices who were registered for GPACI are allowed to backdate their MyMedicare-registered patients’ GPACI registration so that any eligible services delivered from 1 July 2024 can be reassessed. Please note, GPACI registration cannot be backdated for practices. 

Detailed instructions for backdating can be found here. 

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Some requests for a Review of Decision (RoD) have been received by Services Australia, which will be impacted by this change. Any RoD that has been submitted will be responded to individually, and the response will be in line with the advice in this email. 

For more information about MyMedicare incentives, including GPACI payment requirements please click here. If you have any questions, you can: 

• call Services Australia on 13 21 50 (select option 2) (call charges may apply), or 

• email mymedicare@servicesaustralia.gov.au 

(please be aware that there may be risks with sending personal information through unsecured networks or email channels). 

To keep up to date with the flow of information for this General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI), please refer to the Department of Health and Aged Care Website. 

If you have any questions or need further information. Please contact our Practice Support Team via practicesupport@adelaidephn.com.au or phone 8219 5900.