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The legislation enables people who are waiting to have a workers' compensation claim settled to claim Medicare and nursing home care benefits. To prevent 'double dipping', the Health Insurance Commission must be reimbursed all amounts of Medicare and nursing home care benefits, which a claimant has received in relation to his or her injury prior to liability for payment of compensation being admitted. Compensation administrators are obliged to meet significant reporting requirements under these arrangements.
Generally speaking, the Health Insurance Commission must be notified if we accept a claim more than 6 months after it was lodged and we are aware that the claimant has been reimbursed by Medicare for medical costs for which the Commonwealth is liable under the SRC Act. In such a situation, Medicare is entitled to seek reimbursement from MRCC for the monies they have paid.
Notices should be sent to the Compensation Section, Department of Human Services, GPO Box 9822 in your State Capital city. ACT and Northern Territory notices should be submitted to the Sydney office of DHS. The National Office of MRCC will lodge any notices which arise out of a reconsideration handled by National Office or that arise out of AAT or court decisions. In all other cases, the lodgement of notices is the responsibility of the Regional office handling the claim.
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[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/19505%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/19486%23comment-form
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/19461%23comment-form