New applications
You can lodge a new application:
- for public funding of a new health service or technology
- to amend a health service or technology that already receives funding.
Find out about the services and technologies that are in scope for MSAC. Also see our terms of reference.
Most of the amendments we assess are for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items. These include changes to who can access or provide the service or technology or the subsidy amount. View more examples of amendments to MBS items.
Re-applications
If we did not support an application, you may choose to re-apply.
To re-apply, you will need to lodge an application form and an assessment report again. Note that:
- you can copy a previously submitted form in the Health Products Portal and edit it
- you may be able to re-use the ratified PICO (if available) from your previous application
- the new assessment report should address all the issues raised about the previous application but may not need to be as comprehensive.
Before you re-apply, you may wish to request a pre-application meeting to discuss your proposed approach.
Referrals
Policy areas in government agencies and other advisory committees or groups may refer you to MSAC. They include the:
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)
- Medical Devices and Human Tissue Advisory Committee (MDHTAC)
- Jurisdictional Blood Committee (JBC).
If you are referred to us, you will need to lodge an application form and go through the usual MSAC application process. The form will ask you to upload any referral documents you may have received.
Reviews
We will conduct reviews of services or technologies that already receive funding in certain circumstances. For example, if we receive a request that is consistent with our terms of reference from:
- the Australian Government
- a policy team within government
- another committee or group.
Members of the public and health technology companies cannot request a review by MSAC. But you can apply to MSAC for specific amendments – see new applications.
MBS Continuous Review
The Australian Government has set up an independent committee to review the MBS. Anyone can submit a request under the MBS Continuous Review.
The MBS Continuous Review does not consider requests that involve new technologies and treatments, and associated fees. These should come to us as a new application.
Applications with special requirements
Some applications go through the MSAC process with extra or slightly different steps. Find out about the process for:
- high cost, highly specialised therapy (HST) applications
- codependent applications PBAC also considers.
Related information
Find out:
- who can apply
- about suitable health services and technologies
- how to request a pre-application meeting
- how to lodge an application form.
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