Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255:reg:91180
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 91180
Character Range: 7557–9730

91180                                                         Telehealth attendance by a participating nurse practitioner lasting at least 40 minutes if:                   59.50
                                                              (a)     The attendance is where:
                                                                    (i)      The person is at risk of COVID-19 virus; or
                                                                    (ii)     The participating nurse practitioner is a health professional at risk of COVID-19 virus; and
                                                              (b)    The attendance includes any of the following that are clinically relevant:
                                                                    (i)      taking a history;
                                                                    (ii)     undertaking clinical examination;
                                                                    (iii)   arranging any necessary investigation;
                                                                    (iv)   implementing a management plan;
                                                                    (v)     providing appropriate preventive health care;
                                                              where the service is bulk-billed.

    4.     After Division 1.2 of Schedule 1
Insert:

Division 1.3 - Services and fees – COVID-19 medical practitioner attendances

1.3.1 Application of COVID-19 medical practitioner phone services
Insert:
       (1)  For items in the subgroup below, the rendering practitioner must not perform a service in subgroup 10 if the practitioner and the patient have the capacity to undertake an attendance by telehealth.

Group A40 – COVID-19 medical practitioner phone services
Item                                                                       Description                                                                                                                                                                            Fee ($)
Subgroup  10 – COVID-19 Focussed Psychological Strategies phone services