31-40 minutes $86.41 WorkSafe = $64.22 TAC = $64.56 Extended consultation EPA108 EPB108 40+ minutes $108.02 $103.11 $2.72 km Metropolitan travel Regional travel $1.84 km *First community-based physiotherapy service (excludes outpatient rehabilitation) 2. Where can I access the fee schedule with item codes? You can also access a copy on the TAC and WorkSafe websites under 'Fee Schedules'. 3. Do the new rates apply to existing TAC clients and injured workers that I'm treating, or just new ones? Once enrolled into the framework, you may apply the higher rates to your existing patients, as long as they fit within the relevant seven or nine month time treatment period. INITIAL CONSULTATIONS What are the expectations attached to the initial consultation fee? Along with the existing requirement of the Physiotherapy Management Plan (WorkSafe) or Treatment Notification Plan (TAC), we encourage EIPF Providers to use this early opportunity to drive return to work. This might be through a conversation with the Employer about available suitable duties, a discussion with the GP regarding certification of capacity, taking on the role of certifier, or setting early expectations with the client about the importance of return to work. POST-OPERATIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY Why is some post-operative physiotherapy now being treated differently? We recognize that, following many common surgical interventions, there is a period of renewed intensity of physiotherapy treatment that is similar to the early treatment of an acute injury. As such, we are introducing a which can be billed for treatment in the new item number ‘acute recovery’ phase following certain surgeries and procedures. The fee for this service is the same as the ‘early standard consultation fee (for when treatment occurs within the first seven months). intervention’ This new item can be billed for a maximum of three months of treatment, provided the surgery (measured from the date of injury). This service occurs within the first 2 ½ years of the claim should be billed in place of the standard consultation previously billed in these situations. What surgical procedures are eligible for this new item number and fee? A list of procedures has been developed in consultation with the APA and other ‘eligible’
31-40 minutes $86.41 WorkSafe = $64.22 TAC = $64.56 Extended consultation 40+ minutes EPA108 $108.02 EPB108 $103.11 Metropolitan travel $2.72 km Regional travel $1.84 km *First community-based physiotherapy service (excludes outpatient rehabilitation) 2. Where can I access the fee schedule with item codes? You can also access a copy on the TAC and WorkSafe websites under 'Fee Schedules'. 3. Do the new rates apply to existing TAC clients and injured workers that I'm treating, or just new ones? Once enrolled into the framework, you may apply the higher rates to your existing patients, as long as they fit within the relevant seven or nine month time treatment period. INITIAL CONSULTATIONS What are the expectations attached to the initial consultation fee? Along with the existing requirement of the Physiotherapy Management Plan (WorkSafe) or Treatment Notification Plan (TAC), we encourage EIPF Providers to use this early opportunity to drive return to work. This might be through a conversation with the Employer about available suitable duties, a discussion with the GP regarding certification of capacity, taking on the role of certifier, or setting early expectations with the client about the importance of return to work. POST-OPERATIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY Why is some post-operative physiotherapy now being treated differently? We recognize that, following many common surgical interventions, there is a period of renewed intensity of physiotherapy treatment that is similar to the early treatment of an acute injury. As such, we are introducing a new item number which can be billed for treatment in the ‘acute recovery’ phase following certain surgeries and procedures. The fee for this service is the same as the ‘early intervention’ standard consultation fee (for when treatment occurs within the first seven months). This new item can be billed for a maximum of three months of treatment, provided the surgery occurs within the first 2 ½ years of the claim (measured from the date of injury). This service should be billed in place of the standard consultation previously billed in these situations. What surgical procedures are eligible for this new item number and fee? A list of ‘eligible’ procedures has been developed in consultation with the APA and other