Ancillary providers

Acupuncture

To be registered as an Acupuncturist with HBF, you must maintain registration with an accredited association which has been recognised by HBF. We recognise the following associations as appropriate accrediting bodies for Acupuncture:

• Acupuncture Association of Victoria (AAV)
• Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)
• Australian National Acupuncturists and Chinese Herbalists Association (ANACHA)
• Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)
• Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)
• Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Society of Australia (CMASA)
• Federation of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (FCMA)
• Society of Natural Therapists and Researchers (SNTR)

How to register with HBF

We use the services of ARHG who accredit natural therapy associations and collect provider data. We automatically download provider information from ARHG on the 15th of every month.

There is no requirement to contact us for registration purposes. Please contact your association for all initial queries.

Claiming

We will pay benefits towards claims for Acupuncture where:

• you are an approved provider; and
• We have confirmed your accreditation with the ARHG; and
• We have also confirmed your accreditation with the ARHG for the location the service was delivered.

If you are registered with a participating claiming terminal and meet the above criteria, you will automatically be able to claim with your provider number.

We will use your ARHG number to process claims if you are not registered with a participating terminal.