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Psychology health service provided to a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent by an eligible psychologist if the service is of at least 20 minutes duration and:

(a) a medical practitioner has undertaken a health assessment and identified a need for follow‑up allied health services; or

(b) the patient has:

(i) a chronic condition;

(ii) complex care needs being managed by a medical practitioner (other than a specialist or consultant physician) under both a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements or, if the patient is a resident of an aged care facility, the patient’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and

(iii) the service is recommended in the patient’s Team Care Arrangements or multidisciplinary care plan as part of the management of the patient’s chronic condition and complex care needs;

to a maximum of 10 services (including any services to which this item or any other item in this Group or Subgroup 1 of Group M3 or item 93000, 93013, 93048 or 93061 of the Telehealth and Telephone Determination applies) in a calendar year

Fee: $68.55 Benefit: 85% = $58.30

(See para MN.11.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $205.65

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Speech pathology health service provided to a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent by an eligible speech pathologist if the service is of at least 20 minutes duration and:

(a) a medical practitioner has undertaken a health assessment and identified a need for follow‑up allied health services; or

(b) the patient has:

(i) a chronic condition;

(ii) complex care needs being managed by a medical practitioner (other than a specialist or consultant physician) under both a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements or, if the patient is a resident of an aged care facility, the patient’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and

(iii) the service is recommended in the patient’s Team Care Arrangements or multidisciplinary care plan as part of the management of the patient’s chronic condition and complex care needs;

to a maximum of 10 services (including any services to which this item or any other item in this Group or Subgroup 1 of Group M3 or item 93000, 93013, 93048 or 93061 of the Telehealth and Telephone Determination applies) in a calendar year

Fee: $68.55 Benefit: 85% = $58.30

(See para MN.11.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $205.65

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Audiology health service by telehealth for programming of an auditory implant, or the sound processor of an auditory implant, unilateral, performed on a patient by an eligible audiologist if:

(a)     the service is not performed for the purpose of a hearing screening; and

(b)    a service to which item 11302, 11342 or 11345 applies not been performed on the patient on the same day

Applicable up to a total of 4 services to which this item, item 82301 or item 82304 applies on the same day

Fee: $169.45 Benefit: 85% = $144.05

(See para MN.15.5 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided to an eligible patient as part of a group of 6 to 10 patients by an eligible clinical psychologist if:

(a)     the service is recommended in the patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan; and

(b)     the attendance is by video conference; and

(c)     the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and

(d)     the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the clinical psychologist; and

(e)     the service is at least 60 minutes in duration

Fee: $40.90 Benefit: 85% = $34.80

(See para MN.16.1, MN.16.3, MN.16.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $122.70

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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided to an eligible patient as part of a group of 6 to 10 patients by an eligible psychologist if:

(a)     the service is recommended in the patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan; and

(b)     the attendance is by video conference; and

(c)     the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and

(d)     the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the clinical psychologist; and

(e)     the service is at least 60 minutes in duration

Fee: $28.00 Benefit: 85% = $23.80

(See para MN.16.1, MN.16.3, MN.16.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $84.00

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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided to an eligible patient as part of a group of 6 to 10 patients by an eligible occupational therapist if:

(a)     the service is recommended in the patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan; and

(b)     the attendance is by video conference; and

(c)     the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and

(d)     the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the clinical psychologist; and

(e)     the service is at least 60 minutes in duration

Fee: $24.55 Benefit: 85% = $20.90

(See para MN.16.1, MN.16.3, MN.16.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $73.65

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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided to an eligible patient as part of a group of 6 to 10 patients by an eligible social worker if:

(a)     the service is recommended in the patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan; and

(b)     the attendance is by video conference; and

(c)     the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and

(d)     the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the clinical psychologist; and

(e)     the service is at least 60 minutes in duration

Fee: $24.55 Benefit: 85% = $20.90

(See para MN.16.1, MN.16.3, MN.16.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $73.65

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Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plant, lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes.

Fee: $63.15 Benefit: 100% = $63.15

(See para AN.36.1, AN.36.2 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $189.45

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Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 40 minutes.

Fee: $92.95 Benefit: 100% = $92.95

(See para AN.36.1, AN.36.2 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $278.85

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Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, if the practitioner has successfully completed mental health skills training.

Fee: $80.15 Benefit: 100% = $80.15

(See para AN.36.1, AN.36.2 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $240.45

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