3. Check Eligibility

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This endpoint receives patient details and Medicare items. It verifies patient information with Medicare and calculates rebate amounts. #### 🎨 **How It Works** - Uses **Medicare Patient Verification**, **Medicare Eligibility Check**, and **RebateRight Rules Engine** services behind the scenes. - The response includes enriched data, combining RebateRight insights and MBS item details. - Returns the rebate amount Medicare will pay for a specific item for a given patient. The **reason** for the benfit amount is also included in the response. - If no rebate is payable, the response includes the **reason** why (e.g., limitations, ineligibility). In summary, this endpoint performs multiple checks and provides a detailed breakdown of Medicare rebate eligibility and the reasons behind the rebate amount. 🛠️ Example Requests and Responses To explore sample requests and responses, go to the Example Request section and use the options in the top-right corner to view different requests along with their corresponding responses from RebateRight. <img src="https://content.pstmn.io/b64ccbc5-883c-4818-963f-5ac86cfa065f/aW1hZ2UucG5n" alt="How%20to%20Choose%20a%20Sample%20Request" width="100%">

Authentication

x-api-keystring
API Key authentication via header

Headers

x-minor-idstringOptional

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
PatientSexstringRequired
MedicareItemslist of objectsRequired
PatientGivenNamestringRequired
PatientFamilyNamestringRequired
PatientDateOfBirthdateRequired
InHospitalTreatmentbooleanRequired
PatientMedicareNumberstringRequired
PrincipalProviderNumberstringRequired
ServicingProviderNumberstringRequired
PatientMedicareRefNumberstringRequired

Response

OK
Reasonstring
Rebateslist of objects
PatientVerificationobject