Fees: and Medicare Billing – with a doctor’s referral.
Under the Mental health care scheme any Australian Medicare card holder may ask their GP, or any other medical practitioner, for a referral to me as a Psychologist - for counselling services.
Your doctor will then give you a referral (Mental Health Care plan) which is valid for 12 months and
up to 12 visits. (After those 12 another six visits is possible with a new review referral.)
When the doctor makes the referral s(he) will go thru’ a standard form of questions like:
Typically clients come to talk about:
What to bring along..
You must see the doctor first before our appointment - for the referral (for Medicare billing).
Each Appointment session is usually 1 hour (allow up to 1 hr:10 mins. for the first appt.).
Medicare fees cover up to 50 minutes.
FEES:
You pay me $120 (working) or $100 (not-working) - Cash is best: add 5% for Credit cards.
Take your receipt (from me) to your Medicare Office for your refund of: $76.65 (July 2008).
The session cost is then: $43.35 (working) or 23.35 (non working).
Feel free to talk to me about the fees if your circumstances require it.
For an extra long appointment (up to 1:30 mins) - add $30 extra to the above.
We can then commence sessions!
??Any questions or queries.. Do not hesitate to ask: geoff@HappinessCentre.com (03) 9596 6772
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