Related Links
Medicare Item # Changes - Audio Presentation recorded on 30th June 2010 - is available on CD. Please call Sue Cummins on 9998 0793 or email scummins@mwdgp.com.au. Medicare Presentation from June 30th 2010 - presented by Liz Meadley at Dee Why RSL - Click here to download MBS PUBLICATIONS WEBPAGE and MBS ONLINE (provides an easy way to identify relevant item numbers) Medicare Audits - see MBS Compliance Audit Information Sheet RACGP www.racgp.org.au (has produced a summary of all of the relevant GP items - may not be up to date)
Item 700 - 75 year plus Health Assessment
Item 704 - ATSI 55 year plus Health Check
Item 708 - ATSI Child Health Check
Items 709 and 711 - Healthy Kids Check
Healthy Kids Info Booklet available to order via www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Healthy_Kids_Check
Item 710 - ATSI Adult Health Check 15-54 year old
Item 712 - Comprehensive Medical Assessments for residents of Aged Care Facilities
Item 713 - Type 2 Diabetes Risk Evaluation
Item 714 and 716 - Health Assessments for Refugees and other Humanitarian Entrants
Item 717 - 45 to 49 Year Old Health Check
Item 718, 719 - Health Assessment for People with an Intellectual Disability
Items 721 to 731 - Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Chronic Disease Management (click on appropriate link on this site)
Items 2710 to 2713 - GP Mental Health Care
PROGRAM DISCONTINUED (August 2008) Dental Items for Patients with Chronic Conditions and Complex Care Needs
Items 10993 to 10999 - Services provided by a practice nurse
New MBS items to support children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders
NEW MBS ITEMS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOURS FOR URGENT AFTER HOURS ATTENDANCES
Two new items for transitional hours were added to the MBS on 1 November 2008. The items cover urgent out of surgery attendances requested in the two-hour period before the after hours period begins. The Item numbers are 603 for general practitioners (rebate $87.50) and 696 for other medical practitioners. Item 603 is available for not more than one patient on one occasion and the patient’s medical condition must require urgent treatment.
For further information: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/allied_health_ATSI_descent
May 2010 update:
Please see below on where to locate updated resources on GPMPs, TCAs, Case Conferencing and Allied/Dental Health referrals which reflect the changes to the MBS Primary Care Items that came into effect from 1 May 2010.
Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items
For information on Chronic Disease Management (CDM) items, including MBS item descriptors, explanatory notes, questions and answers, an overview fact sheet and example scenarios regarding the use of CDM items as well as templates for the GPMP and TCA click on the following link:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mbsprimarycare-chronicdiseasemanagement
Multidisciplinary Case Conferencing Items
For fact sheets, questions and answers and advice on how to develop proformas for CDM case conferencing click on the following link: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-multi-caseconf.htm
Individual Allied Health Services for patients with a chronic medical condition and complex care needs under Medicare
For fact sheets, eligibility criteria for allied health professionals, referral forms, information for consumers and how to access the Medicare Australia Quick Reference Guide for allied health professionals click on the following link: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Chronic+Disease+Allied+Health+Individual+Services
Dental services under Medicare
For fact sheets and referral forms click on the following link:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Dental+Care+Services
Medicare Health Assessments Resource Kit
For fact sheets and proformas on the health assessment items click on the following link:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mha_resource_kit#proforma
