Better Access Telehealth Initiative for Rural and Remote Patients: 

Your GP can refer Medicare-eligible Australians who have a diagnosed mental illness, for up to 10 Medicare-rebated videoconference mental health therapy services per calendar year if they are;  not currently admitted to a hospital or a patient of an emergency department, and are located both within the Modified Monash Model areas 4-7  (Modified Monash Model – Check Your Area) and at least 15km by road from the eligible health practitioner.

Better Access Bushfire Recovery Telehealth Initiative: 

If you or your family have been impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires, or if you were a first responder, emergency manger or volunteer who worked during the 2019-20 bushfires and live in a rural and remote area, you can self-refer for up to 10 Medicare-rebated videoconference psychological therapy sessions until the 31^st December 2021.

COVID-19 Telehealth Initiative: 

Your GP can refer Medicare-eligible Australians who are vulnerable to COVID-19 for up to 10 Medicare-rebated Telehealth Psychology appointments (via videoconference or phone) until the 30^th September 2020 if they meet any of the following conditions;  you have a chronic disease,  you are immune compromised,  you are pregnant, you are 70 years or over,  you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and aged 50 years or over,  you are required to stay home and self-isolate, or you have been diagnosed with COVID-19.