Medicare Rebates and Bulk Billing

Medicare Bulk Billing and Rebates for Counselling Services in Melbourne

Medicare rebates for counsellors are now available. all you need from your GP is a referral for psychological services under a GP Mental Health Care Plan. You may obtain the rebate for up to 10 individual sessions and/or 10 group sessions per calendar year. The rebate for clinical psychological services is $128.40 per session for individual therapy item 80010.

Telehealth sessions either online or via the telephone can be bulk billed for low-income concession card holders. 

• Bulk Billing Psychologist in Melbourne also for  telehealth sessions via phone or online e.g. skype) for people who have a low income concession health care card and a mental health care plan and a separate referral letter stating the number of sessions authorised.

To ensure that your counselling session Medicare Rebate is available you must:

• bring a referral letter stipulating the number of sessions you can have, e.g. six, from your doctor to your first session.
• bring a copy of your mental health treatment plan to your first session.
• ensure that the referral letter stipulates 6 individual and/or group therapy sessions if you intend on doing group therapy.
• If you do not bring the correct paperwork you will not be able to get the Medicare rebate.

PLEASE NOTE: Psychologists are able to offer you private health fund rebates if you have extras cover. Depending upon your health fund, you may be eligible for rebates for both individual and group therapy. These rebates significantly reduce the cost of your treatment. If you are unsure what your entitlements are, you are advised to check with your health fund before commencing treatment. You cannot claim both your private health fund rebate and your Medicare rebate in the same session.

We work with many people who claim the medicare rebate for counselling sessions for Anxiety, Depression and more.