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Medicare Assignment of Benefit – changes from 1st July 07 September 2026 Medicare Assignment of Benefit – changes from 1st July. PathWest is a bulk billing pathology service, we will bulk bill the cost of your tests to Medicare provided there is a Medicare fee available for that test (unfortunately not all tests are covered by Medicare click here for more information). For PathWest to bulk bill your tests, you will need to sign the “Medicare Assignment” box on your pathology request form (example below). When you attend our patient collection centres, our staff will show you where to complete the pre-assignment box, sign and date. If your doctor or medical practice is collecting the tests to submit to PathWest, please ask them to allow you to sign the “Medicare Assignment” box. Note: If you have not signed the “Medicare Assignment” box, then you will receive a bill for your tests in the mail. Some/a...

PathWest Recognises Blood Cancer Awareness Month 01 September 2026 September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to recognise the impact of blood cancers on individuals, families and communities across Western Australia, and to highlight the important role PathWest plays in supporting diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care. As Western Australia’s public pathology provider, PathWest delivers specialised haematology services that assist clinici...

Changes to Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) for genetic screening referral pathways at PathWest 27 August 2026 From 3 September 2026, there will be a change to the referral pathway for Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) at PathWest. What is changing? From 3 September 2026, PathWest collection centres will only collect NIPT specimens on a current Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) request form. PathWest will no longer collect NIPT specimens for other NIPT providers. If you are planning to have a...

Celebrating a National Award for Excellence 31 July 2026 PathWest's Forensic Biology team has been awarded the 2026 NATA Excellence Award, a prestigious national recognition of excellence in accreditation, quality and continuous improvement. The award coincides with the team's 25-year accreditation milestone and acknowledges their outstanding contribution to forensic science and justice outcomes in Western Australia. Working closely with WA P...

Celebrating Excellence: PathWest Forensic Biology Team Wins the 2026 NATA Excellence Award 13 July 2026 Congratulations to the Forensic Biology team on receiving the 2026 NATA Excellence Award. Announced at the NATA Accreditation Matters Conference in Melbourne on 7 July 2026, this prestigious national award recognises outstanding achievement in accreditation, quality and continuous improvement Selected from a highly competitive field, this achievement comes at a time when our Forensic Biology Depa...