IMGs given 6-month reprieve on Medicare restrictions
The Federal Government says it will automatically extend provider numbers for doctors on workforce schemes subject to the 10-year moratorium
Hundreds of IMGs on general practice workforce schemes will get an automatic six-month extension on their Medicare provider numbers to ensure they can working during the COVID-19 threat.
Under the so-called moratorium, all IMGs have to spend up to a decade working in areas of workforce shortage so their patients can claim Medicare rebates.
