"Do you bulk bill"
We do not bulk bill and we do not use pensioner cards. But if a client is over the medicare cap threshold medicare will give them a 90% rebate on their service rather than the current rebate ($58)
Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) clients require a referral from their GP before treatment (Unless they are Gold Card TPI** holders).
For an initial treatment cycle, the referral could alternatively come from a:
- medical specialist
- treating hospital doctor
- hospital discharge planner.
Under DVA treatment cycle arrangements, a referral to an allied health provider will last up to 12 sessions or one year, whichever ends first.
Once a treatment cycle (12 sessions) has ended, the client needs a new referral from their GP before you can provide further treatment. The client can have as many treatment cycles as their GP determines are clinically necessary.
At the end of the Cycle (12 sessions) an "End of Cycle Report" will need to be written by the treating practitioner.**
Veteran Card holders with severe or complex needs may have tailored referral arrangements through the At Risk Client Framework, approved by their usual GP
When processing payment for DVA Client for the FIRST time please ensure you enter the "Accepted disability description" into the Tyro Health (Medipass) section. please
**END OF CYCLE REPORT To be able to bill payment for the "End of Cycle Report" an "Initial DVA Appointment" will need to have been booked within the Cycle of 12 sessions.
** GOLD CARD TPI (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated) holders do not require a new referral each cycle. "The treatment cycle does not apply to clients with a Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) Gold Card when you refer them to exercise physiology services"
For more information on the DVA referral appointment cycle process please follow the link HERE
For more information on entering "Accepted Disability Text" for first time clients HERE