Division Div 4 - Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Determination 2008 - 1 Diabetes education services

Division 4.1 Diabetes education services

| 81100 | Diabetes education health service provided to a person by an eligible diabetes educator for assessing the person’s suitability for group services for the management of type 2 diabetes, including taking a comprehensive patient history, identifying an appropriate group services program based on the patient’s needs and preparing the person for the group services if: (a) the person has type 2 diabetes; and (b) the person is being managed by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) under a GP management plan or, if the person is a resident of an aged care facility, the person’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and (c) the person is referred to an eligible diabetes educator by the medical practitioner using a referral form that has been issued by the Department, or a referral form that substantially complies with the form issued by the Department; and (d) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (e) the service is provided to the person individually and in person; and (f) the service is of at least 45 minutes duration; and (g) after the service, the eligible diabetes educator gives a written report to the referring medical practitioner mentioned in paragraph (c); payable once in a calendar year for this or any other assessment for group services item (including services in items 81100, 81110 and 81120) This item is subject to section 9 | 73.75 | | 81105 | Diabetes education health service provided to a person by an eligible diabetes educator, as a group service for the management of type 2 diabetes if: (a) the person has been assessed as suitable for a type 2 diabetes group service under assessment item 81100, 81110 or 81120; and (b) the service is provided to a person who is part of a group of between 2 and 12 patients; and (c) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (d) the service is provided in person; and (e) the service is of at least 60 minutes duration; and | 18.40 | | | (f) after the last service in the group services program provided to the person under item 81105, 81115 or 81125, the eligible diabetes educator prepares, or contributes to, a written report to be provided to the referring medical practitioner; and (g) an attendance record for the group is maintained by the eligible diabetes educator; to a maximum of 8 group services in a calendar year (including services in items 81105, 81115 and 81125) This item is subject to section 9 | |

Division 4.2 Exercise physiology services

| 81110 | Exercise physiology health service provided to a person by an eligible exercise physiologist for assessing the person’s suitability for group services for the management of type 2 diabetes, including taking a comprehensive patient history, identifying an appropriate group services program based on the patient’s needs and preparing the person for the group services if: (a) the person has type 2 diabetes; and (b) the person is being managed by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) under a GP management plan or, if the person is a resident of an aged care facility, the person’s medical practitioner has contributed to a multidisciplinary care plan; and (c) the person is referred to an eligible exercise physiologist by the medical practitioner using a referral form that has been issued by the Department, or a referral form that substantially complies with the form issued by the Department; and (d) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (e) the service is provided to the person individually and in person; and (f) the service is of at least 45 minutes duration; and (g) after the service, the eligible exercise physiologist gives a written report to the referring medical practitioner mentioned in paragraph (c); payable once in a calendar year for this or any other assessment for group services item (including services in items 81100, 81110 and 81120) This item is subject to section 9 | 73.75 | | 81115 | Exercise physiology health service provided to a person by an eligible exercise physiologist, as a group service for the management of type 2 diabetes if: (a) the person has been assessed as suitable for a type 2 diabetes group service under assessment item 81100, 81110 or 81120; and (b) the service is provided to a person who is part of a group of between 2 and 12 patients; and (c) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (d) the service is provided in person; and (e) the service is of at least 60 minutes duration; and (f) after the last service in the group services program provided to the person under item 81105, 81115 or 81125, the eligible exercise physiologist prepares, or contributes to, a written report to be provided to the referring medical practitioner; and (g) an attendance record for the group is maintained by the eligible exercise physiologist; to a maximum of 8 group services in a calendar year (including services in items 81105, 81115 and 81125) This item is subject to section 9 | 18.40 |

Div 41 Diabetes education services

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