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The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) began on 1 July 2024.
GPACI supports older people living in residential aged care homes (RACHs) to receive planned, quality primary care services from a regular general practice and GP at the patient’s aged care home rather than at the GP practice.
GPACI will replace the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) General Practitioner (GP) Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI), which will cease 31 July 2024.
Benefits of GPACI
The key benefits of the GPACI include:
- older people living in aged care will benefit from regular visits, care planning and health assessment services, leading to improved continuity of care and reduced hospitalisations
- eligible providers will receive payments for services provided to older people living in aged care
- eligible practices will receive funding to manage quality care in aged care settings
About incentive payments
Eligible GPs and practices registered with both MyMedicare and General Practice in Aged Care Incentive will be able to receive incentive payments.
These incentive payments are for providing regular visits and care planning to older people living in aged care.
Payments are:
- $300 per patient, per year, paid to the responsible GP
- $130 per patient, per year, paid to the practice
The payments will be quarterly, in addition to existing Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) rebates for services delivered.
For the eligibility and servicing requirements, visit the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
Support transitioning to GP-ACI
If you need support transitioning to GP-ACI, talk to your Practice Support team member or email enquiries@swsphn.com.au
Find out more
About GP-ACI:
- General Practice in Aged Care Incentive fact sheet
- Frequently asked questions for GPs and practices
- Module about accessing and viewing eligibility and payments
- GP-ACI Program Guidelines
Resources needed to register for GP-ACI:
- General Practice in Aged Care Incentive | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- MyMedicare | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – Health professionals – Services Australia
- Register your practice for MyMedicare – Health professionals – Services Australia