Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105:schedule:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 1/8)
Character Range: 299197–301911

Schedule 3 – Allied health services

Division 3.1 – Services and fees – Allied health telehealth and phone services

3.1.1  Application of allied health attendances via telehealth and phone ‑ general

    (1) An item in Schedule 3 applies only if a private health insurance benefit has not been claimed for the service.

    3.1.2  Referrals by psychiatrists and paediatricians for complex neurodevelopmental disorder or disability services

      (1) This section applies to items in Subgroups 15 and 16 of Group M18.
      (2) For items 93032, 93033, 93040 and 93041 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of psychiatry must be a referral for a service to which any of items 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 or 319 to 352 of the general medical services or to which any of items 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 92437, 92455, 92456, 92457, 92458, 92459 or 92460 applies.
      (3) For items 93032, 93033, 93040 and 93041 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of paediatrics must be a referral for a service to which any of items 110 to 131 of the general medical services table or to which any of items 91824, 91825, 91826 or 91836 applies.
      (4) For items 93035, 93036, 93043 and 93044 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of psychiatry must be a referral for a service to which item 289 of the general medical services table or to which item 92434 applies.
      (5) If a patient has previously been provided with a service mentioned in item 289 of the general medical services table or item 92434 or 92474, a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of psychiatry may only refer the patient for a service to which any of items 296, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 or 319 to 352 of the general medical services table or to which any of items 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 92437, 92455, 92456, 92457, 92458, 92459 or 92460 applies.
      (6) For items 93035, 93036, 93043 and 93044 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of paediatrics must be a referral for a service to which item 135 of the general medical services table or to which item 92140 applies.
      (7) If a patient has previously been provided with a service mentioned in item 135 of the general medical services table or item 92140, a consultant physician specialising in the practice of the consultant physician's field of paediatrics may only refer the patient for a service to which any