MBS Telehealth Services from 1 July 2022

From 1 July 2022, ongoing MBS telehealth arrangements remain in place and provide for a wide range of telephone and video services by qualified health practitioners and support safe and equitable telehealth services which are informed by the MBS Review Taskforce Principles. Previous temporary arrangements ceased on 30 June 2022.

MBS telehealth items are available to GPs, medical practitioners, specialists, consultant physicians, nurse practitioners, participating midwives, allied health providers and dental practitioners in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Patients’ in areas declared a natural disaster in response to recent flooding can access telehealth services from any GP. Eligible regions are State or Territory Local Government Areas identified as a natural disaster at the time of the service.

The Government has indicated they intend to pause the proposed new prescribed pattern of service (a ‘30/20 rule’) for telephone attendances provided by consultant physicians and GPs. It is now intended this rule will be paused and will be recommenced on 1 October 2022. The PSR may take into account exceptional circumstances in considering the claiming practices of individual practitioners.

Further information is provided in the factsheets below.