Premium Support Scheme (PSS)

The Premium Support Scheme (PSS) is a federal Government initiative to assist eligible doctors to meet the cost of their medical indemnity insurance.

Who is eligible?

• Your gross indemnity costs for the premium period exceed 7.5% of your actual income or, where a calculation is being made as to the amount of an advance subsidy, 7.5% of your estimated income.
• You work as a procedural general practitioner in an area that is classified by the Department of Health and Ageing as Remote, Rural or Metropolitan (RRMA) codes 3–7.
• You previously received a subsidy under the Government’s Medical Indemnity Subsidy Scheme (MISS), and continue to work in the same specialty.
• Your practice is based primarily on public billings but you are in a practice category that includes private medical practice and you receive some income from that private practice (and you are not indemnified for that private practice under a right to private practice agreement). Your gross private medical income must be greater than $1,000 within the premium period to be eligible.
• You are currently in Category 68 Employer Indemnified - No Private Practice; you are practicing within Australia during the premium period and your practice is based solely on employer indemnified public practice billings; your gross private medical income (GPMI) for the premium period is $0; and a component of your current gross indemnity costs (GIC) relates to run-off cover for past private practice.

Mandatory Risk Management Requirements

Further Information

For a more detailed description of the PSS, along with definitions and FAQ's, please refer to the Department of Health & Ageing website, or call Member Services on 1800 061 113.

External Link:  Dept of Health & Ageing Website - PSS