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Healthcare Provider Agreement Template

Locum/contractor agreement with indemnity, credentials, compliance requirements.

What a locum or contractor agreement in health should cover

• AHPRA registration, its currency, and any conditions or undertakings on it
• Scope of practice, and any procedures outside it
• Professional indemnity insurance: who holds it, at what level, and whether it is claims-made or occurrence-based
• Run-off cover after the engagement ends, which claims-made policies require
• Rostered sessions, on-call obligations, and how cancellation is handled
• Billing arrangements — who holds the provider number, who bills, and how the split works
• Patient records: who owns them, who holds them, and what happens on termination
• Credentialling, police checks, immunisation status and mandatory training

Contractor or employee is decided by the arrangement, not the label

Health practices commonly engage practitioners as contractors, and the description in the agreement is not what determines the outcome. Courts and revenue authorities look at the substance of the relationship, and the consequences of getting it wrong extend to payroll tax, superannuation and leave entitlements. State payroll tax treatment of medical practices in particular has been actively litigated. Get the structure reviewed rather than assuming a template settles it.

• Do not rely on a contractor label to avoid superannuation — the rules can apply regardless
• Check the current state payroll tax position for practitioner arrangements before setting fees
• Verify registration and indemnity directly with the source at the start and at each renewal

Continuity of care

• Say what happens to patients mid-treatment if the engagement ends
• Record who is responsible for follow-up of results that arrive after the last session
• Agree how records are transferred, and retain them for the period your jurisdiction requires

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General information only — not legal, tax or financial advice. For contracts and tax documents, confirm your obligations with a qualified professional or the relevant authority.