NASH PKI certificates

A National Authentication Service for Health Public Key Infrastructure or NASH PKI Certificate is used by healthcare organisations to maintain access to important digital health services such as electronic prescribing, My Health Record, secure messaging and Healthcare Identifiers (HI).

The security of people’s health information is critical, which is why healthcare organisations must have a current NASH certificate to continue using digital services.

NASH is used by healthcare provider organisations and supporting organisations to authenticate and securely access digital health services, digitally sign documents and other transactions, and encrypt health information for secure exchange.

Note that support for NASH SHA-1 and Medicare PKI expired on 24 March 2024 and software had to be configured to use a NASH SHA-2 certificate by this date.

Watch the video below or visit the NASH website to learn the steps to renew your NASH PKI certificate.

Note the renewal of Medicare PKI certificate is a separate process to NASH PKI renewal and your organisation may likely need to follow the guidelines for Medicare PKI certificate transition.

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For support

For all enquiries relating to installing your NASH PKI certificate, contact your software provider. For all others, contact the eBusiness Team at Services Australia on 1800 700 199 between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday or e: ebusiness@servicesaustralia.gov.au

For assistance navigating Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) phone 132 150 (option 6) between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Murray PHN’s Digital Health Team can also provide support and resources to assist practices to understand, download or review SHA-2 NASH PKI certificates e: digitalhealth@murrayphn.org.au 

Last Update: May 16th, 2024

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).

We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.

We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.