Recommended fees are set by professional organisations, such as the Australian Association of Psychologists incorporated (AAPi).
During 2023-24, the recommended fee for a Psychologist is $300 (AAPi) for a standard consultation of 45-60 minutes.
Recommended professional fees are a guide only, and private professional fees are set at the discretion of each provider and/or clinic. Our clinic receives no direct government funding and therefore we rely entirely on our private fees.
Psychiatry
Please refer to Dr Tejas Golhar's information directly.
Psychology Consultations, Assessments & Reports
$250/hr
*Provisional Psychologist Consultations
$156/hr
Music Therapy & Social Work:
$194/hr
Employee Assistance Program:
$300/hr
Notes:
Hourly rates apply to consultations of 46-60 minutes; pro-rata rates apply in increments of 15 minutes (eg 31-45 min, 61-75 min, 76-90 min)
A 50% deposit is required for assessments of >2hrs' duration, at the time of booking, or 2 weeks prior to the scheduled appointment.
Full payment for assessments and telehealth consultations is required 48 hrs prior to the scheduled appt, by direct deposit or telephone order payment [EFTPOS].
Full payment must be made for all onsite services, on the day, by cash, or via EFTPOS.
Assessment reports are paid in full, in advance, on the day of the assessment.
We invoice the private fee, and on receipt of payment, we process Medicare Patient Claims online.
Medicare rebates for psychology services remain at less than 1/3 (33%) of the recommended professional fees. Our clinic receives no additional government funding, therefore we are unable to bulk-bill psychology and allied health services.
If you need fully government-funded and/or bulk-billed services, please speak to your referrer and discuss your options: eg the local Area Mental Health Service and/or other government-funded mental health services in the Murray Primary Health Network (PHN).
Required: GP referral with Mental Health Plan, or Paediatrician’s or Psychiatrist’s Referral. The referral should clearly identify the number of sessions the patient is being referred for [eg 6 or +4].
Maximum 6+4 consultations per calendar year.
Medicare Rebates
$136.35 [50+m][clin psych]
$ 92.90 [50+m][psychologist]
$ 81.90 [50+m][AMHSW]
Notes:
1) There are no Medicare rebates for services provided by Provisional Psychologists.
2) Medicare's Better Access provides differential rebates for the services provided by psychologists with or without clinical endorsement. This is not reflective of the individual clinicians' levels of academic training [eg holding a Master's Degree], competencies, experience, expertise and/or the quality of services provided. All registered psychologists are qualified to provide assessment and therapy services, within their scope of practice.
Required: Referral by a Paediatrician or Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Assessment of ASD: max 4+4 sessions for assessment, up to 25 yrs of age.
Management for ASD: max 10+10 sessions for treatment, up to 25 yrs of age.
Medicare Rebates: $ 89.65 [psychologist] $ 77.80 [allied health]
Allied Health Practitioner Case Conference
Our Fee: $250/hr
Medicare Rebate: $129.80 [40+ min]
Required: GP Referral & GP Management Plan & Team Care Arrangements
Individual Consultations: 1-5 sessions / calendar year
Medicare Rebate: $ 58 [20+ min]
Allied Health Practitioner Case Conference
Our Fee: $250/hr
Medicare Rebate: $129.80 [40+ min]
Required: NDIS #, NDIS Plan starting date & duration; signed Service Agreement with GVDC.
Assessment, Recommendations, Therapy & Training
Psychologist: $214.41/hr
Provisional Psychologist [Counsellor Rate]: $156/hr
Music Therapist & Social Worker: $193.33/hr
Our clinic's NDIS-registration will expire in November 2023 and we will not be renewing it. This means that we will no longer be able to provide supports to agency-managed participants. We will continue to provide supports for self-managed and plan-managed participants.
We [will continue to] discuss, and enter into a signed Service Agreement with the NDIS participant and/or their Nominee.
We invoice self-managed participants directly.
For plan-managed participants, we send invoices to the nominated plan managers.
Psychology & allied health services delivered by a Medicare-eligible provider, that either attract a Medicare rebate, or are generally accepted by the profession as being necessary for ‘appropriate treatment’, are GST-free.
A clinical report is also GST-free where these conditions apply.
For more detailed information about GST, please refer to the ATO website: https://www.ato.gov.au/business/gst/in-detail/your-industry/gst-and-health/?page=2#Medical_reports
GP, Paediatrician, or Psychiatrist referrals are preferred for clinical reasons, and required for Medicare rebates to apply.
Self-referrals are acceptable but full private fees will apply [no Medicare rebates] and GST may need to be added on.
Assessments: minimum 1 week's notice is required for cancellations.
Consultations: minimum 2 business days' notice is required for cancellations.
Non-attendance of psychology & allied health appointments will be invoiced at 100% of the scheduled fee [+ GST].
After 2 consecutive non-attendances, we cancel all scheduled appointments.
If your invoice is overdue for payment, we will:
1. email you an Overdue Notice with the outstanding invoice, requesting immediate payment
2. call you to take payment via EFTPOS telephone order
3. send you a letter of Final Notice
4. refer your unpaid invoice to our debt collecting agency.
We receive zero government funding and rely on our invoices being paid promptly.