Medicare information settings

Some of your Medicare information is available to view in your record. You can view, add or edit the types of Medicare information available at any time.

Medicare information available in your record

Medicare information is held by Services Australia and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and is available in your My Health Record.

Information that may be available includes:

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) information or, if applicable, Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) information
Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) – This includes immunisations you have received that are recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register.
Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR) information – This includes details of any organ and/or tissue donation decisions you have made. Only decisions recorded with the Australian Organ Donor Register will be visible.
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) information or, if applicable, Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) claims information

How to update your Medicare information settings

Log in to your My Health Record through myGov.
Select the record you want to update.
Click the Profile & Settings tab in the top navigation menu.
Select Medicare Information Settings from the drop-down list.
On this page, for each item:
- Select Yes if you want future information for the selected item included in your My Health Record, or
- Select No if you do not want the information to display in your My Health Record.
Select Save.

If you change your information settings after Medicare information has been already been added, past information will still be available. You can remove documents and control who can see this information.

You can also manage which nominated representatives can access your Medicare information by changing the My Representatives settings under the Privacy and Access tab.

How to view your Medicare information

If you agree to have Medicare information included in your My Health Record, you can view the information in the Medicare Overview section of your record.

Log in to your My Health Record through myGov.
Select the record you want to access.
Click the Documents tab in the top navigation menu.
Select Medicare Overview from the drop-down list.