EmailHospital Circular 10/2003
Date Issued: 12 June 2003
Publication: 10/2003
Distribution: Acute Health Circular Registrants
Attention: Public Hospitals, Extended Care Centres, Metropolitan Health Services, Regional Offices
Subject: Medicare eligibility for children and their carers from the Chernobyl region
The Commonwealth advises that a group of sponsored children and their adult carers from the Chernobyl region are anticipated to be arriving in Melbourne from the Ukraine for an eight week period between 16 May and 14 July 2003. The majority will be staying in Metropolitan Melbourne or in the vicinity; and a few in remote Victoria.
Public hospitals are advised that that during the period of the visit, these children, and the carers accompanying them from Chernobyl, are entitled to the same Medicare entitlements as children and their carers from Chernobyl have had on previous visits. Item 6, Acute Health Circular 3/1999, ‘Medicare eligibility for children from the Chernobyl region’ refers.
If you have any enquiries, please contact Ms Tanya Taylor, Ph: (02) 6289 8607, Medicare Eligibility Section, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.
DR JENNY BARTLETT
Acting Executive Director
Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services
