General Practice Aged Care Incentive

MyMedicare General Practice Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)

The GPACI has been established to give aged care residents better access to high-quality, continuous, and person-centred primary care, by encouraging providers to review their patients in a Residential Aged Care Home, rather than at their practice.

GPACI was developed by the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.

Helpful links

Introducing MyMedicare

Registering in MyMedicare

MyMedicare and an overview of GPACI

HPE MyMedicare page

Eligible GPs and practices can participate in GPACI by registering with the MyMedicare program. Registration with My Medicare is voluntary for patients, practices and providers.

GPACI replaced PIP GP ACAI from 1 August 2024

The GPACI program commenced on 1 August 2024, replacing the Practice Incentives Program General Practitioner Aged Care Access Incentive (PIP GP ACAI) which ceased on 31 July 2024.

GPs have three (3) payment quarters from 31 July 2024 to finalise outstanding payments. After this time, any outstanding payments are forfeited and will not be paid.

Practices and providers may be eligible to receive payments under both the PIP GP ACAI and the MyMedicare GPACI for services delivered while both programs are active, if they meet the specific eligibility and servicing requirements of both programs.

Eligibility

permanently live in an aged care home, not including respite care.
be registered in MyMedicare with the eligible registered practice.
have the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive indicator selected on their MyMedicare profile by their practice
have a Responsible Provider identified by the practice when a General Practice in Aged Care Incentive indicator has been selected in the Organisation Register.

Registering for MyMedicare and GPACI

Register your general practice for MyMedicare

Helpful videos

GPACI Tools and Resources

GPACI Program Guidelines
(Department of Health and Aged Care)

Learn more about service requirements, payments, assessments, and appeals process for the GPACI program.

GPACI MBS User Guide
(PHN Cooperative)

Learn more about planning delivery of care for the GPACI, including examples of how to use MBS items to meet the requirements of this incentive.

Services Australia GPACI Resources

View extensive resources to support providers, including videos, checklist and simulations for registration, forecasting eligibility payments and details of eligible MBS/DVA items for My Medicare GPACI.

Monitoring and Tracking Spreadsheet
(XLSX, 110KB)

Create a register of your patients who are eligible for or participating in the GPACI program, and monitor and track whether quarterly and 12-month care planning service requirements have been achieved.

Need support?

For support, please contact the CCQ Primary Care Coordinator Team at 
pracsupport@c2coast.org.au.

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