Shared debt recovery is a government scheme that allows the Department of Health and Aged Care (DOHAC) to claim debt that results from incorrect Medicare billing from both the doctor and the practice.

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In a training practice the idea is that the registrar should be responsible for their own billings but the practice oversees their employeeu2019s billings to make sure that everything is billed correctly and compliantly.

Medicare investigations
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If there is a Medicare compliance audit and the registrar is found to have billed inaccurately, they can ask to split the debt with the practice.

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If the practice is found to have somehow controlled or influenced the billing process that resulted in the incorrect billings or has benefited financially from it then they will have to pay their share of the debt, generally 35%.

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There is also the possibility of an administrative penalty as well.
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Date reviewed: 24 July 2024

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