Covid July 2021 MBS Item Update
The Covid July 2021 MBS Item Update is now available for to download.
Summary of Changes
In addition to the above information,
From 16 July 2021, the list of exemptions to the ‘usual medical practitioner’ rule will be changed to apply a nationally consistent approach. The current test for exempting patients who have their movement restricted by a State and Territory public health order will be replaced with three separate criteria; the patient is in COVID-19 isolation because of a State or Territory public health order; the patient is in COVID-19 quarantine because of a State or Territory public health order; the patient is located in an COVID-19 hotspot as declared by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
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