Can I use a Replacement exemption from a doctor who never billed at the practice?
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Date Updated: 2025-05-13
In order for a Replacement Exemption to be valid, your doctor must have billed and provided consistent Medicare-subsidised services to the practice within the last 12 months. If they have billed only one day, for example, you won’t be able to use this exemption.
So if the doctor who is leaving never started at your practice and never billed a patient, you won’t be able to use their exemption for an incoming doctor.
Please note that this is a direct quote from an email response from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: “there is no specific definition in relation to the consistent billing, it is generally assessed on a case by case basis. If the doctor was only employed for 3 months, worked full-time, and it was evident that they regularly billed during the 3 month period, then the consistent billing requirement would be met.”
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