Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 92170

Telehealth attendance by a general practitioner to review an eligible patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan prepared by the general practitioner, an associated medical practitioner working in general practice, or a consultant physician practising in the specialty of psychiatry or paediatrics, if:

(a)     the general practitioner reviews the treatment efficacy of services provided under the eating disorder treatment and management plan, including a discussion with the patient regarding whether the eating disorders psychological treatment and dietetic services are meeting the patient’s needs; and

(b)    modifications are made to the eating disorder treatment and management plan, recorded in writing, including:

      (i)      recommendations to continue with treatment options detailed in the plan; or

      (ii)    recommendations to alter the treatment options detailed in the plan, with the new arrangements documented in the plan; and

(c)  initiates referrals for a review by a consultant physician practising in the specialty of psychiatry or paediatrics, where appropriate; and

(d)    the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):

      (i) a copy of the plan; and

      (ii) suitable education about the eating disorder.

Fee: $81.70 Benefit: 100% = $81.70

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $245.10

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