New items for eating disorders

90250

Professional attendance by a general practitioner who has not undertaken mental health skills training (not including a specialist or consultant physician), of at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration for the preparation of a written eating disorder treatment and management plan for an eligible patient, if:

1. the plan includes an opinion on diagnosis of the patient’s eating disorder; and
2. the plan includes treatment options and recommendations to manage the patient’s condition for the following 12 months; and
3. the plan includes an outline of the referral options to allied health professionals for mental health and dietetic services, and specialists, as appropriate; and
4. the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):
   1. a copy of the plan; and
   2. suitable education about the eating disorder

$72.85

90251

Professional attendance by a general practitioner who has not undertaken mental health skills training (not including a specialist or consultant physician), of at least 40 minutes in duration for the preparation of a written eating disorder treatment and management plan for an eligible patient, if:

1. the plan includes an opinion on diagnosis of the patient’s eating disorder; and
2. the plan includes treatment options and recommendations to manage the patient’s condition for the following 12 months; and
3. the plan includes an outline of the referral options to allied health professionals for mental health and dietetic services, and specialists, as appropriate; and
4. the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):
   1. a copy of the plan; and
   2. suitable education about the eating disorder

$107.25

90252

Professional attendance by a general practitioner who has undertaken mental health skills training (not including a specialist or consultant physician), of at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration for the preparation of a written eating disorder treatment and management plan for an eligible patient, if:

1. the plan includes an opinion on diagnosis of the patient’s eating disorder; and
2. the plan includes treatment options and recommendations to manage the patient’s condition for the following 12 months; and
3. the plan includes an outline of the referral options to allied health professionals for mental health and dietetic services, and specialists, as appropriate; and
4. the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):
   1. a copy of the plan; and
   2. suitable education about the eating disorder

$92.50

90253

Professional attendance by a general practitioner who has undertaken mental health skills training (not including a specialist or consultant physician), of at least 40 minutes in duration for the preparation of a written eating disorder treatment and management plan for an eligible patient, if:

1. the plan includes an opinion on diagnosis of the patient’s eating disorder; and
2. the plan includes treatment options and recommendations to manage the patient’s condition for the following 12 months; and
3. the plan includes an outline of the referral options to allied health professionals for mental health and dietetic services, and specialists, as appropriate; and
4. the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):
   1. a copy of the plan; and
   2. suitable education about the eating disorder

$136.25

90264

Professional attendance by a general practitioner to review an eligible patient’s eating disorder treatment and management plan prepared by the general practitioner, an associated medical practitioner working in general practice, or a consultant physician practising in the specialty of psychiatry or paediatrics, if:

1. the general practitioner reviews the treatment efficacy of services provided under the eating disorder treatment and management plan, including a discussion with the patient regarding whether the eating disorders psychological treatment and dietetic services are meeting the patient’s needs; and
2. modifications are made to the eating disorder treatment and management plan, recorded in writing, including:
   1. recommendations to continue with treatment options detailed in the plan; or
   2. recommendations to alter the treatment options detailed in the plan, with the new arrangements documented in the plan; and
3. initiates referrals for a review by a consultant physician practising in the specialty of psychiatry or paediatrics, where appropriate; and
4. the general practitioner offers the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees):
   1. a copy of the plan; and
   2. suitable education about the eating disorder

$72.85

90271

Professional attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan

$94.25

90272

Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan

The fee for item 90271 plus:

• $26.35 (if not more than 6 patients – to be divided by the number of patients)
• $2.05 (if more than 6 patients)

90273

Professional attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan

$134.85

90274

Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan

The fee for item 90273 plus:

• $26.35 (if not more than 6 patients – to be divided by the number of patients)
• $2.05 (if more than 6 patients)

90279

Professional attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, if:

1. the attendance is by video conference; and
2. the patient is not an admitted patient; and
3. the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and
4. the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the general practitioner

$94.25

90280

Professional attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner, for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a general practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, if:

1. the attendance is by video conference; and
2. the patient is not an admitted patient; and
3. the patient is located within a telehealth eligible area; and
4. the patient is, at the time of the attendance, at least 15 kilometres by road from the general practitioner

$134.85