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MRCA Treatment Principles (No. MRCC 53/2013)
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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
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F2025C01058 C30
01 November 2025
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30 November 2025
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PART 1 — INTRODUCTION
1.2 Application of MRCA Private Patient Principles
1.3 Delegation
1.4 Interpretation
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PART 2 — ENTITLEMENT TO TREATMENT
2.1 Treatment for entitled persons in Australia
2.2 Treatment for entitled persons residing or travelling overseas
2.3 Treatment of associated non-service injury or disease injuries or diseases
2.6 Referrals by the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
2.7A—TRCP treatment (Training, Research, Communication-improvement, Policy Development for ADF-Members’ etc Health Issues)
2.7B Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Treatment
2.8 Loss of eligibility for treatment
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PART 3 — COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR TREATMENT
3.1 Approval for treatment
3.2 Circumstances in which prior approval is required
3.3 Circumstances in which prior approval is not required
3.4 Other retrospective approval
3.5 Financial responsibility
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PART 4 — MEDICAL PRACTITIONER SERVICES
4.1 General Practitioners
4.2 Providers of services
4.3 Financial responsibility
4.3A Disqualified Medical Practitioners
4.4 Referrals
4.5 Referrals by medical specialists
4.7 Referrals: prior approval
4.8 Other matters
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PART 5 — DENTAL TREATMENT
5.1 Providers of services
5.2 Financial responsibility
5.2A Disqualified Dental Practitioners
5.3 Entitlement
5.4 Emergency dental treatment
5.5 Orthodontic treatment for children
5.6 General anaesthesia
5.7 Prescribing of pharmaceutical benefits by dentists
5.8 Other dental services
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PART 6 — PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS
6.1 MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
6.2 Entitlement under the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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PART 6A — COORDINATED VETERANS' CARE PROGRAM
6A.1 Outline
6A.2 Treatments under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program
6A.3 GP Approval of Subsequent Period of Care
6A.4 Commission Financial Responsibility for Treatment under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program
6A.4A Arrangements with Service Providers
6A.5 Entitlement to Participation in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program and to Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Treatment under the program
6A.6 Ineligibility for participation in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program (program) and for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Treatment and GP Home Care service (category C) Referral under the program
6A.7 Date of Admission for Participation in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program
6A.8 GP Home Care service (category C) Referral
6A.9 Procedures under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program.
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PART 7 — TREATMENT GENERALLY FROM OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS
7.1 Prior approval and financial responsibility for health services
7.2 Registration or enrolment of providers
7.3 Community nursing
7.3AA Sustainability payments—community nursing
7.3A MRCA Home Care Program
7.3B Sustainability payments—MRCA Home Care Program
7.4 Optometrical services
7.5 Physiotherapy
7.6 Podiatry
7.7 Chiropractic and osteopathic services
7.7A Outreach Program Counselling
7.8 Other services
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PART 9 — TREATMENT OF ENTITLED PERSONS AT HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS
9.1 Admission to a hospital or institution
9.2 Financial Responsibility For Treatment In Hospital
9.3 Nursing-home-type care
9.5 Convalescent care
9.6 Other matters
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PART 10 — RESIDENTIAL CARE, HOME CARE AND TRANSITION CARE CO-PAYMENT
10.1 Residential care arrangements
10.2 Payment of daily care fee for certain entitled members with dependants
10.3 Residential care (respite) arrangements
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PART 11 — THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION APPLIANCES
11.1 Rehabilitation Appliances Program
11.2 Supply of rehabilitation appliances
11.3 Restrictions on the supply of certain items
11.4 Visual aids
11.5 Hearing aids
11.6 Other rehabilitation appliances
11.7 Repair and replacement
11.8 Treatment aids from hospitals
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PART 12 — OTHER TREATMENT MATTERS
12.1 Ambulance transport
12.2 Treatment under Medicare Program
12.4 Prejudicial or unsafe acts or omissions by patients
12.6 Recovery of moneys
Transitional Provisions
SCHEDULE 1 DATES FOR INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history