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How to add someone to a Medicare Card

Reviewed and updated 3 April 2024

How to add a newborn baby (under 52 weeks or one year) to your Medicare Card

Medicare will add your newborn baby to your Medicare Card once they are enrolled in Medicare.

You should enrol them as soon as possible.

According to Medicare, a newborn baby is up to 52 weeks of age or their first birthday.

After the birth, your hospital or midwife will give you a Parent Pack including a Newborn Child Declaration form.

There are 3 steps to add a newborn to your Medicare Card:

Step 1:

Make sure your doctor or midwife completes the Proof of Birth declaration on the back page of the Newborn Child Declaration form.

Step 2:

If you have a Centrelink Customer Reference Number and Medicare Card, add these numbers to the back page of the Newborn Child Declaration form.

Step 3:

Send the form to Medicare:

use your Medicare online account through your MyGov account
use the Express Plus Medicare mobile app
take it to a service centre
send the completed Medicare Enrolment Form via:
- email:
  MES@servicesaustralia.gov.au
- post:
  Services Australia
  Medicare
  PO Box 7856
  CANBERRA BC ACT 2610

How to add a baby (over 52 weeks) to your Medicare Card

If your child is over 52 weeks old, you need your baby’s birth certificate to enrol them in Medicare.

Step 1:

Fill in the Medicare Enrolment Form.

Step 2:

Attach copies of required documents such as the child’s birth certificate.

Step 3:

Send the completed Medicare Enrolment Form via:

email: MES@servicesaustralia.gov.au or
post:
Services Australia
Medicare
PO Box 7856
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610

How to add someone under the age of 15 to your Medicare Card

If you are a parent or guardian, you can add a child under 15 to your Medicare Card.

Step 1:

Complete an application form.

Step 2:

If the child is not on your current family card, you need to provide Medicare with supporting documents such as:

Family Court Order
Birth Certificate showing parental responsibility.

Step 3:

Send the completed form by:

email:
MES@servicesaustralia.gov.au
post:
Services Australia
Medicare
PO Box 7856
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610

How to add someone over the age of 15 to your Medicare Card

To add someone who is over 15 to a [Medicare Card], you have 3 options:

Option 1:

Use your Medicare online account through your MyGov account.

Option 2:

Use your Express Plus Medicare mobile app.

Option 3:

Fill in an application to copy or transfer form.

If you complete the application form, you can send it via:

Option 1:

Email: MES@servicesaustralia.gov.au

Option 2:

Post:
Services Australia
Medicare
PO Box 7856
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610

How to add someone to a Medicare Card

How to add a newborn baby (under 52 weeks or one year) to your Medicare Card

How to add a baby (over 52 weeks) to your Medicare Card

How to add someone under the age of 15 to your Medicare Card

How to add someone over the age of 15 to your Medicare Card

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