Table of contents
- Home
- About Us
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Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
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Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
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Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
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Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
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Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
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Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
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Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- Home
- About Us
-
Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
-
Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
-
Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
-
Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
-
Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
-
Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
-
Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
Appendix 1
Mental health consultations that you can provide if you have not completed MHST
| Item number | Description | Rebate (amount Medicare Australia will reimburse GP/ patient) |
| 2700 | Preparation of a GPMHTP for a patient lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes | $71.70 |
| 2701 | Preparation of a GPMHTP for a patient lasting at least 40 minutes | $105.55 |
| 2712 | Review of a GPMHTP prepared by a GP | $71.70 |
| 2713 | Taking relevant history, identifying presenting problem(s), providing treatment, advice and/or referral for other services or treatments and documenting the outcomes of the consultation, on a patient in relation to a mental disorder and lasting at least 20 minutes | $71.70 |
Mental health consultations that you can provide if you have completed MHST
| Item number | Description | Rebate (amount Medicare Australia will reimburse GP/ patient) |
| 2715 | Preparation of a GPMHTP for a patient lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes | $91.05 |
| 2717 | Preparation of a GPMHTP for a patient lasting at least 40 minutes | $134.10 |
| 2712 | Review of a GPMHTP prepared by a GP | $71.70 |
| 2713 | Taking relevant history, identifying presenting problem(s), providing treatment, advice and/or referral for other services or treatments and documenting the outcomes of the consultation, on a patient in relation to a mental disorder and lasting at least 20 minutes | $71.70 |
Mental health consultations that you can provide if you have completed FPS ST (and have retained your registration)
To use these MBS item numbers, you must be accredited with FPS ST.
| MBS item number | Description | Rebate | |
| 2721 | FPS of 30–39 minutes in consultation room | $92.75 | |
| 2725 | FPS of at least 40 minutes in consultation room |
$132.75 | |
| 2723 | FPS of 30–39 minutes out-of-surgery consultation |
Up to 6 patients: $92.75, plus $25.95 divided by the number of patients seen |
Seven or more patients: $92.95, plus $2.00 for each patient seen |
| 2727 | FPS of at least 40 minutes out-of-surgery consultation | Up to 6 patients: $132.75, plus $25.95 divided by the number of patients |
Seven or more patients: $132.75, plus $2.00 for each patient |
Example rebate calculations for items 2723 and 2727
| Item number |
Number of patients |
Calculating rebate (per patient) | Rebate (per patient) |
| 2723 | 1 | 92.75 + (25.95/1) = 92.75 + 25.95 |
$118.70 |
| 5 | 92.75 + (25.95/5) = 92.75 + 5.19 |
$97.95 | |
| 8 | 92.75 + 2 | $94.75 | |
| 2727 | 1 | 132.75 + (25.95/1) = 132.75 + 25.95 |
$158.70 |
| 5 | 132.75 + (25.95/5) = 132.75 + 5.19 |
$137.94 | |
| 8 | 132.75 + 2 = | $134.75 |