Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00025:clause:2_80025:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00025
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 80025 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 84490–87935

80025                                               Psychological therapy health service provided to a patient as part of a group of 4 to 10 patients by an eligible clinical psychologist if:                                                                                                                           75.75
                                                      (a) the patient is referred by a referring practitioner; and
                                                      (b) the attendance is by video conference; and
                                                      (c) the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and
                                                      (d) the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the clinical psychologist; and
                                                      (e) the service is at least 120 minutes duration

Division 2.3 – Focussed Psychological Strategies Services

2.3.1  Focussed Psychological Strategies health services

           (1)  A person to whom subclause (2) applies must complete focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development each CPD year.

         (2) This clause applies to a person who:
 (a) is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a focussed psychological strategies health service; and
 (b) is not a general registrant psychologist.

         (3) A person required to complete focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development must keep written records of completion of focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development for a period of two years from the end of the CPD year to which the focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development relates.

         (4) Other than where subclause (7) applies, where a person who is not a general registrant psychologist seeks to become an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a focussed psychological strategies health service during a CPD year and meets the qualification requirements set out in Schedule 1 for the provision of a focussed psychological strategies health service:
 (a) that person's name will be entered on the register; and
 (b) that person will have until the end of that CPD year to meet their focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development requirements on a pro‑rata basis, with units being calculated from the first day of the month immediately succeeding the date of registration.

         (5) If the Minister is satisfied that a person referred to in subclause (1) has not completed their focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development, the Minister:
 (a) may decide to remove the name of that person from the register; and then
 (b) notify the Chief Executive Medicare to remove the name from the register.

         (6) Before the Minister provides notification under paragraph (5)(b), the Minister must notify that person in writing of the decision setting out:
 (a) the decision;
 (b) the reasons for the decision; and
 (c) a statement of the person's reconsideration rights under clause 2.3.2.

         (7) If the name of a person has been removed from the register under subclause (9), in order to become an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a focussed psychological strategies health service (reregistered) that person must