Your doctor can tell you if a drug has an extra charge. Over the counter drugs must be fully paid for. If you have a Community Services Card or High Use Health Card, you pay less for the prescription charge. Ask your pharmacist about this. Independent nurse practitioners charge for their services, except when they are contracted to hospitals or RHAs to provide free or partly subsidised services.
Dentists charge for their services.
Limited dental services are available in public hospitals in some areas. Physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors will charge you. This may be a part-charge if your doctor has referred you. Complementary or natural therapy is not subsidised so you must pay for the whole service, unless that care is being provided by a practitioner who is also a doctor or midwife. For example, some doctors provide acupuncture and homeopathy services.