Medicare card
You get a Medicare card when you’re enrolled in Medicare. Learn how to get, use and replace your card.
Eligibility basics
You can enrol in Medicare if you live in Australia or an Australian dependency island and meet certain criteria. You may also get a card if you visit from certain countries.
Find out if you’re eligible to enrol in Medicare.
You can update your card when your circumstances change.
You can use a digital copy of your Medicare card as soon as you enrol.
You can have your own Medicare card if you’re aged 15 or older and enrolled in Medicare.
You can get a new Medicare card if it’s lost, stolen, damaged or expires. You can also get an extra card as a family.
We have other payments, services and subjects to help you with Medicare card.
Page last updated: 11 July 2019