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Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — 20–40 min (item 272)

Professional attendances · Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

Schedule fee
$68.65
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$68.65—
75%$51.50$17.15

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

20–40 min

Time requirement as written: “at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes”

Descriptor · law
Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (who has not undertaken mental health skills training), lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2023.

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 4

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…

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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…

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AN.7.1 Prescribed Medical Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Note AN.7.1

A prescribed medical practitioner is a medical practitioner: (a) who is not a general practitioner (see GN.4.13), specialist or consultant physician, and (b) who: a. is registered under section 3GA of the Act and is practising during the pe…

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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…

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More in Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

231Either:(a) contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan232Either:(a) contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan — aged care235Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — 15–20 min, aged care236Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — 20–40 min, aged care237Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — 40+ min, aged care238Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 15–20 min239Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 20–40 min240Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 40+ min243Develop a multidisciplinary treatment plan, prescribed practitioner244Participate in a multidisciplinary case conference on a… — prescribed medical practitioner245Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a domiciliary…249Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a residential…276Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — 40+ min (item 276)281Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — 20–40 min (item 281)282Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — 40+ min (item 282)283Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — 30–40 min (item 283)285Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical… — 30–40 min (item 285)286Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — 40+ min (item 286)287Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical… — 40+ min (item 287)301Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 60 minutes, prescribed…303Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 60+ min, out of rooms (item 303)309Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — 30–40 min (item 309)311Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical… — 30–40 min (item 311)313Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — 40+ min (item 313)
All 89 items in this group
Item number272
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Jul 2018
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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