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Category 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
80005 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2006
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2006
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2022
Group
M6 - Psychological Therapy Services
Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms.
As per the service requirements outlined for item 80000.
Fee: $131.80 Benefit: 85% = $112.05
(See para MN.6.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
MN.6.1
Provision of Psychological Therapy Services by Clinical Psychologists - (Items 80000 TO 80021)
OVERVIEW
The Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative commenced on 1 November 2006. Under the Better Access initiative MBS items provide Medicare benefits for the following allied mental health services:
- psychological therapy (items 80000 to 80021) - provided by eligible clinical psychologists; and
- focussed psychological strategies - allied mental health (items 80100 to 80171) - provided by eligible psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers.
Legend
- Assist - Addition/Deletion of (Assist.)
- Amend - Amended Description
- Anaes - Anaesthetic Values Amended
- Emsn - EMSN Change
- Fee - Fee Amended
- Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
- New - New Item
- NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
- Qfe - QFE Change