Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00985:clause:1_73
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00985
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 73
Character Range: 137101–139279

73  Requirements for Providing Rehabilitation Plus services
    (1)  Before providing Rehabilitation Plus services practitioners must comply with General Program Service Requirements (see section 5), the PPB Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice.
    (2)  Rehabilitation Plus services must:
          1.    take into consideration the client's attitude and motivation towards hearing rehabilitation; and
          2.    reflect the client's communication and hearing goals; and
          3.    educate the client and significant others on communication strategies and tactics; and
          4.    inform the client about technology options suitable to their needs (if appropriate).
    (3)  Rehabilitation Plus services must not address issues of device fitting and adjustment as these are expected activities for the fitting service.
    (4)  Rehabilitation Plus can be completed via telehealth
    (5)  Rehabilitation Plus services are only available to clients receiving fully subsidised devices, partially subsidised devices at no cost to client, private devices brought onto the program or an ALD as an initial or subsequent initial fitting (if 680/681 has not been claimed after initial fitting on the other ear)
    (6)  Clients are only entitled to one Rehabilitation Plus program, either one item 680 or two item 681.
    (7)  Item 680 consists of at least two sessions and can only be claimed once per client.
    (8)  Item 681 consists of one session and can be claimed twice per client.
    (9)  Rehabilitation Plus services must take place:
          1.    no earlier than 14 calendar days after a follow up; and
          2.    no later than 12 months after a follow up.
(10)  Item 680 consists of:
         (a)   2 x 1 hour group sessions, managed by a QP and delivered by a QP or persons with the appropriate skills, or
         (b)   2 x 30 minutes individual sessions, delivered by a QP; or
         (c)   One group and one individual session.
 1.   Item 681 consists of:
         (a)   a 1 hour group session, managed by a QP and delivered by a QP or persons with the appropriate skills; or
         (b)   a 30 minute individual session, delivered by a QP.