Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255:reg:91845
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00255
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 91845
Character Range: 11953–14256

91845                                                                      Phone attendance for a patient at risk for COVID-19 virus by a medical practitioner, for the purpose of providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders if:  126.90
                                                                           (a)     the practitioner is registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialing requirements for provision of this service; and
                                                                           (b)    the service lasts at least 40 minutes;
                                                                           where the service is bulk-billed

    5.     After Division 1.3 of Schedule 1
Insert:

Division 1.4 - Services and fees – Services and fees – COVID-19 allied health phone services

     1.4.1 – Application of COVID-19 allied health attendances

    (1)    For items in Division 1.4, "eligible clinical psychologist", "eligible psychologist", "eligible occupational therapist" and "eligible social worker" have the meanings given by section 4 of the Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Determination 2014.
    (2)    For items 91181 and 91189, sections 7 and 9 of the Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Determination 2014 shall have effect as if the items were also specified in those clauses.
    (3)    For items in subgroups below the rendering practitioner must not perform a service in these subgroups 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 if the practitioner and the patient have the capacity to undertake an attendance by telehealth.

Group M18 – COVID-19 allied health telehealth services
Item                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Fee ($)
Subgroup 6 – COVID-19 psychological therapies phone services