MBS telehealth existing relationship exemption for patients with COVID-19 gets the chop
The exemptions will expire as scheduled, MBS Online has confirmed.
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Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to telehealth consultations with their regular practice from 1 July after Medicare scraps their exemption to the existing relationship rules.
MBS Online confirmed this week that the temporary exemption would be allowed to lapse, along with the MBS item 93716 for GP phone consultations to assess patient eligibility for COVID-19 antivirals.