They’ll support patients to access medical services if they have barriers due to privacy or limited service availability.
If you’re a GP or OMP, you can use the items if you provide video or phone services related to:
- blood borne viruses
- sexual health
- reproductive health.
You don’t need to have an existing relationship with the patient to provide these services.
You can continue to access existing COVID-19 telehealth services until 31 December 2021. Some telephone items have been streamlined.
| Phone service | Item numbers |
|---|---|
| Non-directive pregnancy support counselling | 92138, 92139 |
|
Eating disorder review |
92176, 92177 |
| Eating disorder psychological treatment services | 92194, 92196, 92198, 92200 |
| Mental Health treatment consultation | 92127, 92133 |
| Focused psychological strategies (FPS) | 1842, 91843, 91844, 91845 |
| Mental health review | 92126, 92132 |
There are also 4 new telephone items from 1 July 2021.
Find out more about the item changes on the MBS Online website.
Next steps
Read more about Bulk billing a telehealth video consultation.