Disability Medical Assessment Services

Services Australia requires a Service Provider to facilitate a national network of Government-contracted Doctors to provide Disability Medical Assessment (DMA) services for Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers.
The DSP provides financial support to people who have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that limits their ability to work, or who are permanently blind.
To be considered for the DSP, a customer may be required to undergo a DMA as part of a claim or review process. A DMA is an assessment conducted by a Government-contracted Doctor for the purposes of determining medical qualification for DSP.
A DMA is not an assessment of work capacity but an assessment of the medical conditions of the customer, and their functional impact, which form the basis of medical eligibility to receive DSP.
As part of the DMA, a GCD will review the medical evidence provided by a customer in support of their DSP claim or review to verify whether the evidence demonstrates:
(a) the disability or medical condition/s is fully diagnosed, treated and stabilised, and
(b) the functional impact that arises due to the condition/s.
A GCD is not responsible for making the decision to grant or continue a customer’s DSP payment. This is the responsibility of Services Australia.