Title: How to enrol and get started in Medicare - Enrolling your baby in Medicare - Services Australia
Headings: Enrolling your baby in Medicare
Enrolling your baby in Medicare
If you claim a Centrelink family payment
If you don’t claim a Centrelink family payment
Using your online account or mobile device
Using your Newborn Child Declaration form
Using the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medicare enrolment and amendment form
If you don’t have a Newborn Child Declaration form

Content: How to enrol and get started in Medicare - Enrolling your baby in Medicare - Services Australia
Enrolling your baby in Medicare
You can enrol your baby when you claim some family payments or by using a form. You need to enrol your newborn baby in Medicare as soon as possible. A newborn is a child aged up to 52 weeks or up to their first birthday. Your hospital or midwife will give you a Parent Pack after the birth. It’ll include a Newborn Child Declaration form. A doctor or midwife must sign the form on the last page. Use this declaration as proof of your child’s birth to enrol them in Medicare. If you lose your Newborn Child Declaration form, you’ll need your child’s birth certificate to enrol them to Medicare. If your child is over 52 weeks old, you’ll need your child's birth certificate. You can mail or email your Medicare enrolment form to Medicare Enrolment Services with your supporting documents.