Access to private clinical psychology services
Dec
04
2007
04
2007
Brief guide:
1. By seeing a Clinical Psychologist you will receive the highest level of Medicare benefit for psychological treatment in new arrangements introduced from 1 November, 2006 by the Australian Government.
2. You must have a referral to a Clinical Psychologist by a GP (under a GP Mental Health Care Plan billed under item number 2710). The Clinical Psychologist must also have a Medicare Provider Number.
3. You can request a referral to a specific Clinical Psychologist or your doctor may refer you to someone that he/she recommends.
4. You can receive up to 12 individual sessions in a calender year. Your referring doctor is required to assess your progress after the first six sessions (billed as item number 2712). Provision exists for people to receive an additional six sessions in certain circumstances.
5. The rebate from Medicare will cover a substantial part of the costs. Out-of-pocket expenses (the gap) will then vary and you must check this out with the Clinical Psychologist before commencing your consultations. In some circumstances bulk billing may be available and this is the case in my own practice.
6. Out-of-pocket costs, up to the Schedule Fee, will count towards the Medicare Safety Net.
1. By seeing a Clinical Psychologist you will receive the highest level of Medicare benefit for psychological treatment in new arrangements introduced from 1 November, 2006 by the Australian Government.
2. You must have a referral to a Clinical Psychologist by a GP (under a GP Mental Health Care Plan billed under item number 2710). The Clinical Psychologist must also have a Medicare Provider Number.
3. You can request a referral to a specific Clinical Psychologist or your doctor may refer you to someone that he/she recommends.
4. You can receive up to 12 individual sessions in a calender year. Your referring doctor is required to assess your progress after the first six sessions (billed as item number 2712). Provision exists for people to receive an additional six sessions in certain circumstances.
5. The rebate from Medicare will cover a substantial part of the costs. Out-of-pocket expenses (the gap) will then vary and you must check this out with the Clinical Psychologist before commencing your consultations. In some circumstances bulk billing may be available and this is the case in my own practice.
6. Out-of-pocket costs, up to the Schedule Fee, will count towards the Medicare Safety Net.
Posted by Richard Taylor in Medicare Q & A. Comments
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