General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – Program guidelines update

The 2025 General Practice in Aged Care Incentive program guidelines have changed in appearance and have two eligibility changes outlined below.

There are no other policy changes in these new guidelines.

Eligibility – Bulk Billing Practice Incentive accreditation exemption

Against section 2.1.2: Practice registration requirements – Practices receive a Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program accreditation exemption are not eligible to participate in the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI).

Practices that wish to participate in the GPACI are required to meet the accreditation requirements set out in the MyMedicare Guidelines. This includes being covered by one of the MyMedicare accreditation exemptions for non-accredited practices who deliver general practice services entirely through mobile and outreach models.

See the Departments website for more information about MyMedicare eligibility accreditation here.

12-month exclusion period removed

Against section 3.2.1: Failure to meet 12-month servicing requirements – The Department has removed the exclusion period where responsible providers did not meet the 12-month care plan eligibility requirements for payment.

Previously, if a patient did not receive two care planning services by the end of the 12-month period and a care planning service was not subsequently provided in the next quarter, the practice and provider would be ineligible for GPACI payments for that patient for the remainder
of the patient’s new 12-month period.

View the Department’s official guidelines update summary here.