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2717

GP Mental health treatment — undertaken mental health skills training)

Professional attendances · Group A20 — GP Mental health treatment

Schedule fee
$160.50
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$160.50
75%$120.40$40.10

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor
40+ min

Time requirement as written: “at least 40 minutes”

Descriptor · the legislated text
Professional attendance by a general practitioner (including a general practitioner who has undertaken mental health skills training) of at least 40 minutes in duration for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient
Descriptor current from 1 Jul 2018.
Written by AI — no clinician has checked this

2717 is the trained-GP 40-minute plan preparation item and the highest-paying of the four. A mental health treatment plan is not claimable on any of them unless the assessment included an outcome measurement tool (unless clinically inappropriate) and a formulation with a provisional or formal diagnosis, and a copy of the plan has been OFFERED to the patient before the item is claimed.

who has undertaken mental health skills training) of at least 40 minutes in duration — descriptor
Drafted 28 Aug 2026.
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 3
AN.0.56 GP Mental Health Treatment Plans and Consultation
Note AN.0.56

Mental Health Treatment Plans and Consultation Items Associated items: 272, 276, 281, 282, 2700, 2701, 2715, 2717, 92112, 92113, 92114, 92117, 92118, 92119, 92122 and 92123. This note provides information on the preparation and review of Me… Read the full note

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AN.0.78 Better Access Initiative
Note AN.0.78

This explanatory note provides an overview of The Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative (Better Access), which commenced on 1 November 2006. Under this init… Read the full note

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AN.36.2 Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plans Explanatory Notes
Note AN.36.2

Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plans Explanatory Notes (items 90250-90257, 92146-92153, 90260-90261, and 92162-92163) This note provides information on Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plan (EDTMP) items and should be re… Read the full note

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Item number2717
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA20 — GP Mental health treatment
Subheading
Item typeS
Fee typeN
In schedule since1 Nov 2011
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeYes · tier 1
Official page As at 1 Aug 2026