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Hi,
I'm an overseas trained specialist, holding a limited registration for postgraduate or supervised training (specialist recognition) from the AHPRA. They have limited my areas of work as per my contract and my employer is in private sector.
After relocating to Australia with my family, my employer told that I need a Medicare provider number to start working. The Medicare sent my application form to Department of Health - 19AB to ask for an exemption.
Since my employer is in metropolitan area, they have declined the exemption application, telling that I'm not yet a specialist thus will be considered as an other doctor working in general practice so the practice needs to be in DWS area.
Could someone advise me which part is faulty in this process?
Basically the college gave me partially comparable report, recommended a center in private business (none available in my specialty in public sector), the center accepted my job application. Then waited for AHPRA to give limited registration according to the contract and finally got the visas.
What should be done more? Did the department of health make a mistake by not assessing this as a specialist- area of need application? If so do we still need a DWS report for the specialty area concerned to get a provider number? This website tells so:
Should we go for an after hour exemption if they still won't give a Medicare provider number?
Your help will be much appreciated,
Regards
I'm an overseas trained specialist, holding a limited registration for postgraduate or supervised training (specialist recognition) from the AHPRA. They have limited my areas of work as per my contract and my employer is in private sector.
After relocating to Australia with my family, my employer told that I need a Medicare provider number to start working. The Medicare sent my application form to Department of Health - 19AB to ask for an exemption.
Since my employer is in metropolitan area, they have declined the exemption application, telling that I'm not yet a specialist thus will be considered as an other doctor working in general practice so the practice needs to be in DWS area.
Could someone advise me which part is faulty in this process?
Basically the college gave me partially comparable report, recommended a center in private business (none available in my specialty in public sector), the center accepted my job application. Then waited for AHPRA to give limited registration according to the contract and finally got the visas.
What should be done more? Did the department of health make a mistake by not assessing this as a specialist- area of need application? If so do we still need a DWS report for the specialty area concerned to get a provider number? This website tells so:
‘Area of need’ requirements for international medical graduates
International medical graduates who do not qualify for general or specialist medical registration must obtain an area of need endorsement.
www2.health.vic.gov.au
Should we go for an after hour exemption if they still won't give a Medicare provider number?
Your help will be much appreciated,
Regards