19AA requires Non-Vocationally Registered (Non-VR) Doctors who are Permanent Residents or Citizens of Australia to be enrolled on an approved 3GA training program to be able to gain access to Medicare benefits.

Note: GPs who are hoping to achieve Fellowship with ACRRM or RACGP are required to join a GP Training Program (AGPT, RVTS, IP or FSP) to be eligible to sit the Fellowship exams.

Read more about 19AA at our blog here.

19AB requires overseas trained doctors and foreign graduates of an accredited medical school to work in a Distribution Priority Area (DPA) for 10 years to be able to access Medicare benefits.

Note: You can receive an exemption from 19AB and be allowed to work in a Non-DPA area. There are various 19AB exemptions (locum, replacement, etc.), so it is important to check your eligibility! Reducing your 10-year moratorium is also an option through Scaling or the 5-Year IMG Recruitment Scheme (you can only do one or the other: either Scaling or Scheme).

Read more about 19AB at our blog here.

AHPRA stands for The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Along with the Medical Board of Australia, AHPRA grants medical registration, assesses IMGs before they practice in Australia, and creates the necessary guidelines for the medical field.

Note: The four AHPRA registration levels are Limited Registration, Provisional Registration, General Registration, and Specialist Registration.

Find out which one you can apply for at our blog here.

PESCI stands for Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview which basically determines if you’re fit for the position. Doctors intending to apply for Limited or Provisional Registration to work in general practice need to sit for a PESCI.

Discover more details about PESCI providers, fees, tips, and application processes on our blog here.

Medicare is an insurance initiative sponsored by the Australian government to financially support people with their medical fees. To access free or subsidised healthcare, Doctors must have a Provider Number.

Note: As a GP, you’ll need an eligible Medicare provider number to offer Medicare-rebatable services to your patients. This means meeting any applicable 19AA and 19AB requirements. Provider numbers are issued to an individual GP and are specific to the practice location where they work.

Understand the Medicare compliances at our blog here.

• Getting Started as a GP in Australia – Check your GP pathway eligibility
• Working as a GP in Australia – What you should know as a GP
• Pathways to GP Fellowship in Australia – Complete your Fellowship with a relevant specialist college

Before recruiting a Doctor, it is important to know what are the common restrictions in General Practice and what type of Doctors you can get into your clinic. To encourage your GPs to stay long-term, promote work-life balance, support them in their billings, and ensure you’re giving them the training and back up services (such as nursing or adminsupport) that they need.

Check out more tips about the recruitment and retention of GPs at our blog here.

There are various requirements needed for different applications—but we’re here to help! We’ve listed down the necessary documents to help you in your Employment, PESCI, AHPRA, PFP, Medicare, and Exemptions applications at our blog here.

We know that preparing documents can feel overwhelming, so we’ve got you covered! Feel free to reach out at help@peoplemedical.com.au and we’ll make the process as smooth as possible for you, wherever you’re applying!