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Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms.

As per the social worker service requirements outlined for item 80150.

Fee: $96.05 Benefit: 85% = $81.65

(See para MN.7.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $288.15

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Focussed psychological strategies health service provided at a place other than consulting rooms by an eligible social worker to a person other than the patient, if:

(a)   the service is part of the patient’s treatment;

(b)   the patient has been referred to the eligible social worker by a referring practitioner; and

(c)   the service lasts at least 20 minutes but less than 50 minutes

Fee: $96.05 Benefit: 85% = $81.65

(See para MN.7.5 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $288.15

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Professional attendance for the purpose of providing focussed psychological strategies services for an assessed mental disorder by a social worker registered with Medicare Australia as meeting the credentialing requirements for provision of this service - lasting more than 50 minutes - where the patient is referred by a medical practitioner, as part of a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan or as part of a shared care plan; or referred by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) who is managing the patient under a referred psychiatrist assessment and management plan; or referred by a specialist or consultant physician in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry or paediatrics.

These therapies are time limited, being deliverable in up to ten planned sessions in a calendar year (including services to which items 283 to 287; 2721 to 2727; 80000 to 80015; 80100 to 80115; 80125 to 80140; 80150 to 80165 apply).

(Professional attendance at consulting rooms)

Fee: $96.30 Benefit: 85% = $81.90

(See para MN.7.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $288.90

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Focussed psychological strategies health service provided in consulting rooms by an eligible social worker to a person other than the patient, if:

(a)   the service is part of the patient’s treatment;

(b)   the patient has been referred to the eligible social worker by a referring practitioner; and

(c)   the service lasts at least 50 minutes

Fee: $96.30 Benefit: 85% = $81.90

(See para MN.7.5 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $288.90

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Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms.

As per the social worker service requirements outlined for item 80160.

Fee: $124.15 Benefit: 85% = $105.55

(See para MN.7.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $372.45

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