AN.7.1
Prescribed Medical Practitioners
Explanatory note · departmental guidance · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Note AN.7.1
Last reviewed: 1 November 2023
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 period, and in the location in respect of which the medical practitioner is registered, and insofar as the circumstances specified for paragraph 19AA(3)(b) of the Act apply; or
b. is covered by an exemption under subsection 19AB(3) of the Act; or
c. first became a medical practitioner before 1 November 1996.
Applies to 64 items in this tool
179Attendance at consulting rooms lasting not more than 5 minutes…181Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting not more than 5…185Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 5 minutes but not more…187Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 5 minutes…189Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 25 minutes but not more…191Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 25 minutes…203Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 45 minutes but not more…206Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 45 minutes…214Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — one hour but less…215Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 2 hours but less…218Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 3 hours but less…219Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 4 hours but less…220Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of 5 hours…221Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour…222Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour…223Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour… — 4 or more patients231Either:(a) contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan — patient, prepared by another provider232Either:(a) contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan — patient in a residential aged care235Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — coordinate:(a) a community…236Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — coordinate:(a) a community…237Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — coordinate:(a) a community…238Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 15 minutes but less…239Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 20 minutes but less…240Participate in:(a) a community case conference, prescribed practitioner… — 40 minutes, other…243Develop a multidisciplinary treatment plan, prescribed practitioner244Participate in a multidisciplinary case conference on a patient with… — prescribed medical…245Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a domiciliary…249Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a residential…272Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — not undertaken…276Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — not undertaken…281Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — undertaken mental…282Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed practitioner — undertaken mental…283Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — service:(a) for…285Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical… — mental disorders…286Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — service:(a) for…287Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical… — mental disorders…301Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 60 minutes, prescribed…303Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 60…733Attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes in duration…737Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in duration but not…741Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes in duration but…745Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 45 minutes in duration but…761Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting not more than 5…763Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 5 minutes…766Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 25 minutes…769Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 45 minutes…772Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — at a residential aged care…776Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — at a residential aged care…788Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — at a residential aged care…789Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — at a residential aged care…792Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — service, lasting at…2197Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 60 minutes in duration…2198Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — lasting more than 60…2200Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — at a residential aged care…90092Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90093Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90095Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90096Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90098Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — another item applies) at…90183Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self contained unit)…
and 4 more
As at 1 Aug 2026