Human Services (Medicare) (Medicare Programs) Specification 2021made under paragraph 41G(b) of theHuman Services (Medicare) Act 1973Compilation No. 5Compilation date: 11 September 2026Includes amendments: F2026L01192About this compilationThis compilationThis is a compilation of the Human Services (Medicare) (Medicare Programs) Specification 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 September 2026 (the compilation date).The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.Uncommenced amendmentsThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).Application, saving and transitional provisionsIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.ModificationsIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. Any modifications affecting the law are accessible on the Register.Self-repealing provisionsIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.1 Name of specificationThis specification is the Human Services (Medicare) (Medicare Programs) Specification 2021.4 Medicare programsFor paragraph 41G(b) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, the services, benefits, programs and facilities specified in Schedule 1 are medicare programs.Note Other medicare programs are specified in paragraph 41G(a) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.Schedule 1 Medicare programs(section 4)Item | Service, benefit, program or facility1 | Rural Other Medical Practitioners Program2 | MedicarePlus for Other Medical Practitioners Program3 | After Hours Other Medical Practitioners Program4 | Temporary Resident Other Medical Practitioners Program5 | Outer Metropolitan Other Medical Practitioners Program6 | Life Saving Drugs Program7 | Premium Free Dispensing Incentive8 | Prescription Shopping Program9 | Inborn Errors of Metabolism Program10 | Australian Organ Donor Register11 | Practice Incentives Program12 | Aged Care Education and Training Incentive Program13 | Medical Indemnity Program14 | Midwife Professional Indemnity Scheme15 | Radiation Oncology Registration Program16 | Hearing Services Program17 | Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme18 | Australian Health Survey19 | Continence Aids Payment Scheme20 | External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program21 | Stoma Appliance Scheme23 | Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Claim and Prior Approval Processing24 | Claims processing and payment under Chapter 6 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 200425 | Lifetime Health Cover Mailout26 | Aged Care Gateway27 | Australian Immunisation Register28 | Workforce Incentive Program – Doctor Stream29 | Workforce Incentive Program – Practice Stream30 | Thalidomide Survivors Support Program31 | Australian General Practice Training Program32 | MyMedicare Program33 | Assisted Reproductive Technology Storage Program34 | General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)35 | Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP)36 | Newcastle, Lower Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Central Coast Bulk Billing Grants Program