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Enrolment with a primary health care provider - young partner

A young partner must enrol their dependent child or children with a primary health provider. This means being enrolled with a registered medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, or a medical practice that is part of a Primary Health Organisation.

Exception

If a young partner is unable to enrol their child at a practice or with a practitioner, they can be considered to be meeting this obligation if they have a plan in place to:

  • be enrolled with a practice or practitioner when a place becomes available and
  • get health care for their child if the child becomes unwell

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Obligations of young person granted young parent payment section 164(1)(b) Social Security Act 2018
  • Health care enrolment: prescribed health practitioners, regulation 92, 93, and 94, Social Security Regulations 2018
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