Ministerial Guidelines on Extenuating Circumstances for Informed Financial Consent (Word 502 KB)įurther information for providers on the CDBS, including a quick reference guide and information on Medicare registration and claiming, is available from the Services Australia website.
Ministerial Guidelines on Extenuating Circumstances for Informed Financial Consent (PDF 1169 KB) Informed Financial Consent – Non-Bulk Billing Patient Consent Form (Word 479 KB) Informed Financial Consent – Non-Bulk Billing Patient Consent Form (PDF 289 KB) Informed Financial Consent – Bulk Billing Patient Consent Form (Word 479 KB) Informed Financial Consent – Bulk Billing Patient Consent Form (PDF 246 KB) Guide to the Child Dental Benefits Schedule Version eight includes updates to the Dental Benefits Rules 2014 Schedule 1 – Dental Benefits Schedule and Schedule 3 – Benefit limits which were updated to include indexation starting as at 1 January 2021. The Guide to the Child Dental Benefits Schedule was updated to version eight on 2 August 2021. Resources to assist providers to participate in the CDBS can be found below. General information about the program can be found on the Services Australia website. To be eligible a child must be aged between 2-17 years and their family must receive Family Tax Benefit Part A or a relevant Australian Government payment.įamilies can check whether their child is eligible for the CDBS by contacting Services Australia. Benefits are not available for orthodontic or cosmetic dental work and cannot be paid for any services provided in a hospital.Įligible children will have access to a benefit cap of $1,013 over a two calendar year period. The CDBS provides individual benefits for a range of services including examinations, x-rays, cleaning, fissure sealing, fillings, root canals and extractions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.