The Health Insurance
Commission will amend details of a person's
sex in their Medicare records, if given proof
(statutory declarations from two medical
practitioners) that the person has undergone
irreversible sex affirmation
procedures.
Medicare requires two statutory declaration
letters from two different medical practitioners
to certify that you have undergone
irreversible treatment as part of your
gender affirmation. The Australian Health
Insurance Commission seeks to be satisfied
that the person has changed their gender
both in a psychological and physical
sense.
One of these is can be chest reconstructive
surgery which can be certified by your surgeon.
The other irreversible procedure accepted
by Medicare is testosterone hormone treatment
which can be certified by your treating
endocrinologist.
The Health Insurance Commission recognises the
hazards associated with female-to-male sex
reassignment and does not
insist that a man have imitative surgeries
such as phalloplasty or metoidioplastic
surgeries completed as a prerequisite to amending
Medicare records.
The
information contained on this page is not legal
advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific
circumstances of each individual. Please consult
with qualified legal professionals for your
personal situation.
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