Veterans
My gold card
Gold card holders
will be able to get a new gold access card. The
holders of a Repatriation Health Card - For All
Conditions (Gold card) will be the only
Australians given a choice of a gold-coloured
access card, in recognition of the respect
The new card and
my entitlements
The new card is
simply a way of combining all the cards you
currently use to access veterans' services, and
other Australian Government health and social
services. The introduction of the card will have
no impact on any pension, health service,
compensation, income support or other service or
payment from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
or other agencies.
War widow/ers and
the new card
Everyone who has a
Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) issued
card will need to get an access card, including
war widow/ers. However once you have an access
card, there will be no need to get separate
cards from Medicare or Centrelink as any
additional entitlement will simply be added to
your new card.
I only get
services from the Department of Veterans'
Affairs, do I still have to get a new card?
Everyone who has a
DVA-issued card will need to get an access card.
Acknowledging
Total and Permanent Incapacity (TPI)
The Australian
Government is committed to ensuring that those
who currently have increased recognition in the
community, such as TPI veterans, will continue
to receive this acknowledgement.
Allowing people to
act on your behalf
You will be able
to authorise dependants, carers and other people
such as family members or pension advocates to
act on your behalf.
In order for
somebody to act on your behalf you must be
listed on that person's card. This will enable
them to act on your behalf, for example when
picking up medications.
Discounts and
concessions
The Australian
Government is working on ways to make sure
everyone who currently receives concessions or
discounted services due to their DVA-issued
card, will be able to continue receiving those
discounts and concessions.
Emergency
information on your new card
It is currently planned that emergency contact information and other basic health information such as allergies can, at the card holder's request, be stored on the card's chip to be accessed by emergency personnel if required.
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