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Post-assignment

An assignment of benefit the patient signs after the service
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A post-assignment is a Bulk Bill Assignment of Benefit agreement the patient signs after the service. It is the straightforward path when you already hold the claim: the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items are known, and the agreement is built from the claim you would lodge.

New here? The Assignment of Benefit overview explains how pre- and post-assignment differ, and covers signing and retention. This page is about post-assignment on its own.

A rendered post-assignment Bulk Bill Assignment of Benefit agreement in the general format: assignment type Post assignment, the MBS item number with its date, a past-tense assignor's statement, the Services Australia privacy notice, and a signature line.

A post-assignment agreement (general format). Download the PDF.

When to reach for post-assignment

Post-assignment fits the common case, where the service is done and the claim is ready:

  • the service has been rendered and the MBS items are known
  • you already have the bulk bill claim assembled, so there is no separate agreement data to gather
  • the patient agrees and signs after the service

If the patient needs to agree before the service (at booking or check-in), use pre-assignment instead.

What the agreement says

A post-assignment is written in the past tense: the patient assigns their benefit to the professional who rendered the service. It shows:

  • the MBS item number(s) from your claim
  • the date of the service, specimen collection, or imaging procedure
  • the assignor’s statement for the service stream (general, pathology, or diagnostic imaging), in the words Services Australia prescribes

Built from the claim you lodge

A post-assignment is your bulk bill claim, rendered as a signable agreement rather than lodged. You supply the claim you would send to Services Australia, plus the servicing provider’s name. RebateRight produces one agreement per patient visit, each on its own page with its own signature line, so a claim covering several patients yields a batch to sign.

Signing and keeping it

The patient (or, where they cannot sign, a parent, guardian, or other responsible person) signs and dates each page. An electronic signature is fine. Keep the signed agreement and be able to produce it on request. The overview covers both in full.

For engineers

The request shape, fields, and runnable examples are in the Post-assignment (PDF) endpoint reference.