Medical indemnity

The contractual medical indemnity scheme is available to medical practitioners working in the Western Australian public sector health system.

This site also provides information for medical practitioners participating in the Ambulatory Surgery Initiative and/or the Privately Referred Non-Inpatients Model.

Salaried medical officers

• Application Form - Indemnity for Salaried Medical Officers (PDF 94KB)
• Terms and Conditions of the Indemnity for Salaried Medical Officers (PDF 144KB)
• Questions and Answers - Salaried Medical Officers Medical Indemnity (PDF 223KB)
• Clinical Incident Notification Form (RiskCover) (PDF 53KB)

Non-salaried medical practitioners

• Minister for Health's letter to AMA (WA) - Medical Indemnity Cover – clarification of "admission of liability" (November 2012, PDF 151KB)
• Terms and Conditions of the Indemnity for Non-Salaried Medical Practitioners (August 2013, PDF 231KB)
• Questions and Answers - Non-Salaried Medical Officers Medical Indemnity (August 2013, PDF 303KB)
• Quality & Safety Requirements Applying to the Indemnity for Non-Salaried Medical Practitioners (August 2013, PDF 231KB)

Ambulatory Surgery Initiative (ASI) and Privately Referred Non-Inpatients Model (PRNI)

Protocol

• Protocol applying to medical practitioners participating in the Ambulatory Surgery Initiative and/or the Privately Referred Non-Inpatients Model (PDF 16KB)
• Questions and answers on the Protocol applying to medical practitioners participating in the Ambulatory Surgery Initiative and/or the Privately Referred Non-Inpatients Model (July 2006, PDF 43KB)
• Protocol Registration Form – Ambulatory Surgery Initiative (ASI) (February 2011, PDF 68KB)
  Protocol Registration Form – Ambulatory Surgery Initiative (ASI) (February 2011, Word 68KB)
• Protocol Registration Form – Privately Referred Non-Inpatient Model (PRNI) (February 2011, PDF 65KB)
  Protocol Registration Form – Privately Referred Non-Inpatient Model (PRNI) (February 2011, Word 69KB)

Medical indemnity applying to the Ambulatory Surgery Initiative (ASI)

• Application Form - Medical Indemnity applying to the ASI (September 2013, PDF 84KB)
• Terms and Conditions of the Medical Indemnity Applying to the ASI (September 2013, PDF 62KB)
• OD 0467/13 Business Rules Applying to the ASI (July 2006, external site)

Medical indemnity applying to the Privately Referred Non-Inpatient Model (PRNI)

• Application Form - Medical Indemnity Applying to the PRNI (September 2013, PDF 82KB)
• Terms and Conditions of the Medical Indemnity Applying to the PRNI (September 2013, PDF 62KB)
• OD 0466/13 Business Rules Applying to the PRNI (October 2013, external site)

Medical Practitioners Medical Indemnity Database

Check the Medical Practitioners Medical Indemnity Database (external site).

More information

For information relating to medical indemnity, please contact the senior officer of your health service.

Inquiries may also be made via email to:

Legal and Legislative Services Directorate

Department of Health
C Block, Level 2
189 Royal Street
East Perth WA 6004