Patient eligibility
A GP Mental Health Treatment Plan (GPMHTP) and review services are available to:
- patients in the community
- private in-patients, including residents of aged care facilities being discharged from hospital.
To be eligible, a patient must both:
- have a mental disorder
- be likely to benefit from a structured approach to the management of their care needs.
Your patient’s treatment may also include either or both:
- Chronic condition management (CCM)
- Mental Health Case Conferences (MHCC).
They both require involvement of a multidisciplinary team.
Learn more on how to provide care plans and case conferences.
You can use the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items online checker in HPOS to confirm patient and claim eligibility. Learn about the relevant MBS item descriptions, fact sheets and explanatory notes on the MBS Online website.