Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255:reg:91186
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 91186
Character Range: 29683–31360

91186  Focussed psychological strategies health service provided by phone attendance by an eligible occupational therapist if:                                                                                                                                                         89.35
         (a) the attendance is where:
            (i)   the person is a patient at risk of COVID-19 virus; or
             (ii)  the eligible occupational therapist is a health professional at risk of COVID-19 virus; and
           (b) the person is referred by:
             (i)  a medical practitioner, either as part of a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan, or as part of a shared care plan or as part of a psychiatrist assessment and management plan; or
             (ii) a specialist or consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry; or
             (iii) a specialist or consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of paediatrics; and
           (c)  the service is provided to the person individually; and
           (d)  at the completion of a course of treatment, the referring medical practitioner reviews the need for a further course of treatment; and
           (e)  on the completion of the course of treatment, the eligible occupational therapist gives a written report to the referring medical practitioner on assessments carried out, treatment provided and recommendations on future management of the person's condition; and
           (f)  the service is at least 50 minutes in duration
       where the service is bulk-billed

Subgroup 9 – COVID-19 social worker focussed psychological strategies phone services