Applications for new placement locations cannot be applied for until after you have started on the FSP. It is expected that all applicants begin their FSP intake working within the placement location that was listed within their application. Applications for change in circumstances will be open for submission from the time you are given access to the FSP portal.
It is vital that you have a Medicare provider number before you start working under the FSP. If you are already working in general practice, we will still need to either transition your existing provider number across to an RACGP FSP provider number or authorise the new issuing of an RACGP FSP provider number. Your provider number gives your patients access to Medicare rebates for all or part of their healthcare. This means that you cannot access Medicare rebates if you do not have a provider number, and any time without a provider number cannot be counted as training time.