General Practice Immunisation Incentive (GPII)
The General Practice Immunisation Incentive (GPII) provides financial incentives to general practices for monitoring, promoting and providing appropriate immunisation services to children under the age of seven years. The aim of the GPII is to encourage at least 90 per cent of practices to fully immunise at least 90 per cent of children under seven years of age attending their practices. The GPII is administered by Medicare Australia on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
NWQPHC Practice Support Staff work closely with General Practice staff to:
- Identify practices falling below 90% coverage rates across age groups and work with them individually to review data, GPII reports and ACIR overdue notices.
- Continue to support and encourage those practices whose coverage rates are above 90% to ensure their rates are maintained.
- Raise awareness via education and resources regarding the best practice guidelines for vaccine management
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Promote and provide data cleaning activities within General Practice six monthly e.g. by reconciling ACIR reports with the practice patient immunisation data.
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Highlight procedures to improve accuracy of records regarding; identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children not born in Australia and children of conscientious objector
Applying for GPII:
Practices can apply for the GPII by completing the relevant parts of the Practice Incentives Program and General Practice Immunisation Incentive application form. For a copy of the application form, call the PIP on 1800 222 032 between 8:30am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday. For a copy of the GPII Guidelines, please see below:
Useful Forms:
GPII Guidelines
GPII Practice Report (GPII 20A) Report Form
Complete this form to request a quarterly General Practice Immunisation Incentive* (GPII) report for your practice. * Practice must be registered with the GPII
Section 46E Agreement
This form must be completed in addition to the above form and must be signed by all providers within the practice.
PIP & GPII Individual GP Details Form
Complete this form to notify Medicare Australia when you have a locum in your practice.
Conscientious Objection Form
This form is to be completed if parents/carers have a personal, philosophical, religious or medical belief that their child
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If you would like additional support and further information, please contact your Practice Support Officer.
Updated January 2012
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