Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 20386–23346

Schedule 1 – GP and other medical practitioner services

Division 1.1 – Services and fees – Medical practitioner attendances via telehealth and phone

1.1.01  Meaning of eligible area

    (1) For items 91794, 91806, 91807, 91808, 91906, 91916 and 91926, eligible area means an area that is a Modified Monash 2 area, Modified Monash 3 area, Modified Monash 4 area, Modified Monash 5 area, Modified Monash 6 area or Modified Monash 7 area.

    1.1.02  Application of items in Subgroups 3 and 10 of Group A40 – Focussed Psychological Strategies services

    (1) An item in Subgroup 3 or 10 of Group A40 only applies to a service which:

          (a) is clinically indicated under a GP mental health treatment plan or a psychiatrist assessment and management plan; and

          (b)  is provided by a medical practitioner who meets any training and skills requirements, as determined by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration, for providing services to which Subgroup 2 of Group A20 of the general medical services table or items 283, 285, 286, 287, 309, 311, 313 or 315 of the general medical services table applies.

    (2) Paragraph 2.20.7(2)(a) of the general medical services table shall have effect as if items 91818, 91819, 91842, 91843, 91859, 91861, 91864 and 91865 were also specified in subparagraph 2.20.7(2)(a)(i).

1.1.03  Application of items in Subgroup 11 of Group A40

    (1) A health assessment (the current assessment) may be performed under an item in Subgroup 11 of Group A40 for a patient who:
           (a) has not been provided a health assessment under item 228 or 715 of the general medical services table within 9 months of the current assessment; and
           (b) has not been provided a health assessment under an item in Subgroup 11 of Group A40 within 9 months of the current assessment; and
           (c) identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

    (2) A health assessment mentioned in an item in Subgroup 11 of Group A40 must not include a health screening service.

    Note: health screening service is defined in subsection 19(5) of the Act.

    (3) A separate consultation must not be performed in conjunction with a health assessment, unless clinically necessary.

    (4) Practice nurses, Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners may assist practitioners in performing a health assessment, in accordance with accepted medical practice, and under the supervision of the practitioner.

    (5) For the purposes of subclause (4), assistance may include activities associated with:
           (a) information collection; and
           (b) at the direction of the practitioner—provision to patients of information on recommended interventions.

    (6) A health assessment must also include:
           (a) keeping a record of the health assessment; and
           (b) offering the patient a written report on the