MBS & Medicare
MBS and PIP changes, 1 May
See our summary and links to the Department of Health and Ageing information.
Medicare info
For detailed information about MBS items, refer to the MBS Schedule or phone the Medicare Provider Enquiry line 132 150 (local call).
Medicare Australia
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
Better Access to Mental Health Care Initiative
Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program
Practice Incentives Program
Quality Prescribing Initiative
MBS Primary Care Items
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples MBS Health Assessment Resource Kit
- Follow-up allied health services for people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent
Health Assessments
Medicare Health Assessments Resource Kit, for info on items 701, 703, 705, 707, 715 and 10986:
- Healthy Kids Check
- Health assessment for people aged 45 to 49 years who are at risk of developing chronic disease
- Health assessment for people aged 40 to 49 years with a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Health assessment for people aged 75 years and older
- Comprehensive medical assessment for residents of residential aged care facilities
- Health assessment for people with an intellectual disability
- Health assessment for refugees and other humanitarian entrants
Diabetes
Chronic disease management
- Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items (GP Management Plans, Team Care Arrangements)
- Quick reference guide - Chronic Disease Allied Health (Individual) Services under Medicare
Medication management
Case conferencing
Dental
Mental health
Practice nurse items
- Immunisation services (item 10993)
- Wound management services (item 10996)
- Pap smear and preventive checks - item 10994, item 10995
- Pap smear service only - item 10998, item 10999
- Provision of monitoring and support for a person with a chronic disease by a practice nurse or registered Aboriginal Health Worker (item 10997)
Last updated: 11 June 2010