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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided by telehealth attendance to an eligible patient by an eligible social worker if:

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

(b) the service is provided to the patient individually; and

(c) the service is at least 20 minutes but less than 50 minutes in duration.

Fee: $68.55 Benefit: 85% = $58.30

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $205.65

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Eating disorder psychological treatment service provided by telehealth attendance to an eligible patient by an eligible social worker if:

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

(b) the service is provided to the patient individually; and

(c) the service is at least 50 minutes in duration.

Fee: $96.80 Benefit: 85% = $82.30

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

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $290.40

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Follow‑up telehealth attendance provided by a practice nurse or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, on behalf of a medical practitioner, for an Indigenous person who has received a health check if:

(a) the service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and

(b) the service is consistent with the needs identified through the health assessment.

Fee: $31.00 Benefit: 85% = $26.35

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $93.00

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Telehealth attendance provided by a practice nurse or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner to a person with a chronic disease if:

(a) the service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and

(b) the person has a GP management plan, team care arrangements or multidisciplinary care plan in place and the service is consistent with the plan or arrangements.

Fee: $15.60 Benefit: 85% = $13.30

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $46.80

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Telehealth attendance by an eligible dietitian to provide a dietetics health service to a person for assessing the person’s suitability for group services for the management of type 2 diabetes, including taking a comprehensive patient history, identifying an appropriate group services program based on the patient’s needs and preparing the person for the group services if:

(a) the person has type 2 diabetes; and

(b) the person is being managed by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) under a GP management plan or, if the person is a resident of an aged care facility, the person’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and

(c) the person is referred to an eligible dietitian by the medical practitioner using a referral form that has been issued by the Department, or a referral form that contains all the components of the form issued by the Department; and

(d) the service is provided to the person individually; and

(e) the service is of at least 45 minutes duration; and

(f) after the service, the eligible dietitian gives a written report to the referring medical practitioner mentioned in paragraph (c);

payable once in a calendar year for this or any other assessment for group services item (including services to which this item, item 92386, or items 81100, 81110 and 81120 of the Allied Health  Determination apply)

Fee: $87.95 Benefit: 85% = $74.80

(See para MN.9.2, MN.9.3, MN.9.4, MN.9.6 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $263.85

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Telehealth attendance by an eligible dietitian to provide a dietetics health service, as a group service for the management of type 2 diabetes if:

(a)    the person has been assessed as suitable for a type 2 diabetes group service under assessment items 81100, 81110 or 81120 of the Allied Health Determination or items 93284 or 93286; and

(b)    the service is provided to a person who is part of a group of between 2 and 12 patients; and

(c)    the service is of at least 60 minutes duration; and

(d)    after the last service in the group services program provided to the person under this item or items 81105, 81115 or 81125 of the Allied Health Determination, the eligible dietitian prepares, or contributes to, a written report to be provided to the referring medical practitioner; and

(e)    an attendance record for the group is maintained by the eligible dietitian;

to a maximum of 8 group services in a calendar year (including services to which this item or items 81105, 81115 and 81125 of the Allied Health Determination apply)

Fee: $21.90 Benefit: 85% = $18.65

(See para MN.9.3, MN.9.5, MN.9.6 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $65.70

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Phone attendance by an eligible dietitian to provide a dietetics health service to a person for assessing the person’s suitability for group services for the management of type 2 diabetes, including taking a comprehensive patient history, identifying an appropriate group services program based on the patient’s needs and preparing the person for the group services if:

(a) the person has type 2 diabetes; and

(b) the person is being managed by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) under a GP management plan or, if the person is a resident of an aged care facility, the person’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and

(c) the person is referred to an eligible dietitian by the medical practitioner using a referral form that has been issued by the Department, or a referral form that contains all the components of the form issued by the Department; and

(d) the service is provided to the person individually; and

(e) the service is of at least 45 minutes duration; and

(f) after the service, the eligible dietitian gives a written report to the referring medical practitioner mentioned in paragraph (c);

payable once in a calendar year for this or any other assessment for group services item (including services to which this item, item 92384, or in items 81100, 81110 and 81120 of the Allied Health Determination apply)

Fee: $87.95 Benefit: 85% = $74.80

(See para MN.9.2, MN.9.3, MN.9.4, MN.9.6 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $263.85

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