Before you apply for a PKI certificate, you must read the common policies and terms and conditions. You must also read the specific policy terms and conditions of the certificate issued to you.
The common PKI policy documents apply to all types of certificates available.
Common PKI policy documents
Before you apply for your Medicare Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate or National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificate, read:
- Root Certification Authority Certificate Policy
- Root Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement
- Organisation Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement
- Public Key Infrastructure Site Certificates Terms and Conditions of Use
- Public Key Infrastructure Individual Certificate Terms and Conditions of Use
You may also find it useful to read the Department of Human Services Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) glossary.
PKI Site certificate policies
If your organisation is applying for a Human Services PKI site certificate, read our Public Key Infrastructure Site Certificates Terms and Conditions of Use. This applies to all the claiming organisation certificates listed below.
Healthcare sites applying for a SHA-1 site certificate, read the Community of Interest Certificate Policy for Site Certificates.
Healthcare sites applying for a SHA-2 site certificate, read the Communities of Interest Certificate Policy for Site Certificates for website transactions.
Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) sites applying for a SHA-1 site certificate, read the Community of Interest Certificate Policy for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Site Certificates.
Pharmacies and PBS sites applying for a SHA-2 site certificate, read the Community of Interest Certificate Policy for Approved Supplier and PBS Site Certificates for website transactions.
Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Network Organisations, read the Community of Interest Certificate Policy for Network Organisations under the Healthcare Identifiers Service (HI Service) Site Certificates.
PKI Individual certificate policies
If you’re an individual applying for a Human Services PKI certificate, read our Public Key Infrastructure Individual Certificate Terms and Conditions of Use. These apply to all the individual claiming certificates listed below.
Healthcare individual applying for a SHA-1 individual certificate, read the COI CP for Healthcare Individual Certificate 2016.
Healthcare individual applying for a SHA-2 individual certificate, read the Community of Interest Certificate Policy for Healthcare Individual Certificates for website transactions.
Healthcare Provider Identifier - Individual (HPI-I) via Data Source, read the COI CP for Individual Certificates for Healthcare Providers Individuals via data source (HPI-DS) for Healthcare Identifiers Services (HI Service) v1.2.
Authorised Organisation Maintenance Officers (OMOs) in the HI Service, read the COI CP for Individual Certificates for an Authorised Organisation Maintenance Officer (OMO) under the Healthcare Identifiers Service (HI Service).
NASH PKI certificate for Healthcare Provider Organisations
If your organisation provides healthcare-related services, read:
- Australian Government Department of Human Services Community of Interest Certificate Policy for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Healthcare Provider Organisations v2.3
- National Authentication Service for Health Public Key Infrastructure Relying Party Agreement
NASH PKI certificate for Supporting Organisations
If you’re a contracted service provider or part of a general supporting organisation, read:
- Australian Government Department of Human Services Community of Interest Certificate Policy for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Supporting Organisations v1.3
- National Authentication Service for Health Public Key Infrastructure Relying Party Agreement
NASH PKI certificate for Individual Healthcare Providers
If you’re an individual healthcare provider, read:
- Australian Government Department of Human Services Community of Interest Certificate Policy for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Individual Healthcare Providers v2.2
- National Authentication Service for Health Public Key Infrastructure Certificate for Individual Healthcare Providers Terms and Conditions of Use form (HW031)
Archived PKI policies and terms and conditions
Community of interest certificate policies (COI CPs)
The below PKI certificate policies relate to PKI certificate types not being issued. These certificate policies are listed for historical purposes only.
- Root Certification Authority Certificate Policy v2.6 2011
- Root Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement v2.5 2011
- Organisation Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement v2.5 2014
- COI CP for Healthcare Individual Certificates 2010
- COI CP for Individual Certificates 2007
- COI CP for Individual Certificates 2006
- COI CP for Site Certificates 2007
- COI CP for Online Claiming PBS Site Certificates 2007
- COI CP for Online Claiming PBS Site Certificates 2006
- COI CP for eHealth Record Organisation PKI Certificates
- COI CP for Healthcare Individual Certificate 2011
- COI CP for Healthcare Individual Certificate 2013
- COI CP for Individual Certificates for Healthcare Provider Individuals via Data Source for Healthcare Identifiers Service 2010
- COI CP for Individual Certificates for Healthcare Provider Individuals via Data Source for Healthcare Identifiers Service 2013
- COI CP for eHealth Record Individual PKI Certificates v1.1 2013
- COI CP for Individual Certificates for an Authorised Organisation Maintenance Officer under the Healthcare Identifiers Service 2010
- COI CP for Individual Certificates for an Authorised Organisation Maintenance Officer under the Healthcare Identifiers Service 2013
- COI CP for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Site Certificates 2011
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Supporting Organisations v1.1 2013
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Supporting Organisations v1.2 2014
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Healthcare Provider Organisations v2.2 2014
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Healthcare Provider Organisations v2.1 2013
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Individual Healthcare Providers v2.0 2013
- COI CP for the National Authentication Service for Health PKI Certificate for Individual Healthcare Providers v2.1 2014
Terms and conditions
- Public Key Infrastructure Site Certificates Terms and Conditions of Use 2015
- Public Key Infrastructure Individual Certificate Terms and Conditions of Use 2015
- Healthcare Individual Certificate Terms and Conditions of Use 2007
- Health Professional Card Terms and Conditions of Use 2006
- Site Certificate Terms and Conditions of Use 2006