We know compliance and regulation is a key concern for our member GPs.  

Our advocacy is continuing to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens, so you can get on with the job you love.  

• We meet regularly with the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Professional Services Review to raise our members’ concerns, and advocate for appropriate targeting of compliance activities and a more educative approach to compliance.    
• We pushed back strongly against changes to the assignment of benefit process for bulk billed telehealth consultations. And secured a commitment from Minister Butler that compliance activities won’t be undertaken while this matter is investigated. The RACGP made a formal submission to DoHAC on ways to simplify and modernise the assignment of benefit process for all types of consultations, with legislative reforms now underway.   
• We continue to advocate for improvements to Ahpra’s processes to ensure transparency and fairness and reduce red tape. We’ve made submissions on topics such as health practitioners’ criminal history and the management of professional misconduct.   
• Following on from the release of the final report from the Review of Medicare Integrity and Compliance, which found the majority of Medicare leakage stems from non-compliance errors rather than deliberate fraud, we met with DoHAC’s Medicare Integrity Taskforce. And we’ll be contributing feedback on new learning resources aimed at preventing Medicare billing errors.    
• We continue to provide education and support to help members better understand Medicare and reduce their risk of non-compliance. This includes delivering webinars with DoHAC and the PSR, presentations on compliance at RACGP conferences, and a module on the MBS and compliance available through gplearning.