The ACT Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund supports doctors, health workers and services to provide medical abortion care to Canberrans at no cost to the patient. This includes:
- your appointments with your doctor or nurse,
- ultrasounds,
- blood tests,
- medications,
- long-acting contraception insertion and devices (such as an intra-uterine device (IUD) or contraceptive implant) if you choose to have them,
- follow up appointments.
The Fund pays medical practices, clinics and services a fee for quality improvement activities, including providing basic demographic data (such as your age range and postcode) and some
information about the services you use.
To take part in the Fund, your medical practice, clinic or service agrees to provide health care to
you at no cost. This is the case even if you do not have Medicare.
The Fund and the data collected are managed by Women’s Health Matters (WHM), with funding from the ACT Government.
Do all doctors and services use the ACT Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund?
No, only the medical practices, clinics and services who have enrolled to participate in the ACT Reproductive Data Incentive Health Fund have agreed to provide abortion care at no cost to all
people living in the ACT.
All doctors, health workers and services in the Fund support your right to choose.
How do I find ACT Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund doctors and services?
A list of all Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund doctors and services is available here.
We will be adding more services to the Fund over the next few months.
Do I need a referral to access ACT Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund doctors and services?
You do not need a referral to access Reproductive Data Incentive Health Fund health doctors, including the MSI Australia clinic.
You will need a referral from the doctor you see through the Fund to access pathology and imaging services. You also need a prescription for any medications. Your doctor will
provide you with referral forms, request forms and prescriptions you need at the time of your appointments.
Do I need to be covered by Medicare?
No, you do not need to be eligible for or enrolled in Medicare.
Do I need to live in the ACT?
Yes, you need to be an ACT resident.
Your doctor or clinic will ask you to show reasonable proof that you are living in the ACT. As an example, this could be your Drivers License, Proof of Identity card, ACT Services Access Card, lease document, an ACT student card or a recent bill with your name on it.
Who can access free long-acting contraception?
Long-acting reversible contraception (contraceptive implant, hormonal IUD or copper IUD) is available at no cost for people who have had an abortion with a doctor or service participating in the Fund. You must book in for your insertion appointment within 3 months of your final follow up appointment to be eligible.
If you have any questions, feedback or you would like to make a complaint, you can contact WHM at:
Phone: 02 6290 2166
Email: ReproductiveHealthFund@womenshealthmatters.org.au
If you have used services incentivised by the program, you can also fill out our Patient Experience Survey.
You can see the ACT Reproductive Health Data Incentive Fund Feedback and Complaints Policy here.
