Fees & Billing
EFFECTIVE FROM 1stJAN. 2024
BULK BILLING WILL BE LIMITED TO MONDAY TO FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
- Under 18 years
- Patients with Health Care Card, Pension Concession Card, Commonwealth Senior Card or DVA Card
- Patients with Disability support Pension
GAP FEE WILL APPLY TO ALL OVER 18 YEARS AS FOLLOWS
- Standard Gap fee – $30.00 (MON-FRI)
(Only for first 5 consultations in the Calender year*)
- Concession Gap fee – $20.00 (MON-FRI) for Students (18 – 25 yr old)
(Only for first 5 consultations in the Calender year*)
Then all FACE TO FACE consultations will be Bulk-billed (Mon-Fri) for the rest of the Calender year except for Telephone Consultation will continue to attract the Gap fee.
- Weekend Gap Fee – $40.00 is applicable to all consultations without any exception.
- New Patient Registration – $30.00 on weekdays and $40 on Saturday. No Gap fee for Health Care Card, Pension Concession Card, Commonwealth Senior Card or DVA Card
Other Consultations which do not attract any Gap fee are: Work cover and TAC consultations.
ALL COVID VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BULK BILLED
How does the billing works?
After your consultation you will have to pay your dues in full Gap fee + Consultation fee and any other charges that may apply. We will process your medicare claim and the medicare rebate will be refunded in the following ways:
1. Into your savings account straight away after the consultation at reception. For this you need to have your Medicare & Savings/Debit Card with you at the time of consultation.
2. Into you registered bank account with medicare with in 48 hours of your consultation.
We accept Bupa, Medibank & NIB private insurance. Please bring your Insurance Card with you at the time of consultation.
A private fee applies to all patrons without Medicare Card. To inquire about vaccines and other costs, please call or ask from the reception.
Home And Other Visits
Home visits are available at doctor’s discretion for patients within 5km distance from the practice and whose condition prevents them from attending the surgery. A non refundable fee of $150 may apply.
Getting The Results
Your doctor will advise you for when your results are expected. Please call the reception to see if your results have arrived and make an appointment to discuss your results. Staff other than your doctor is unable to provide your results.
Your Personal Information
Your personal health information is used only for your health benefit. We may disclose this information to others such as, treating doctors, specialists, pathologies and others involved in your health management. Please refer our Privacy Policy for more information.
We encourage you to provide an emergency contact for circumstances where approval for your treatment is required.
Telephone Access
Doctor may be contacted during normal business hours. If the doctor is unavailable, reception staff will advise you when it is likely that the doctor will return your call. In an emergency your call will always be put through to the doctor. In addition, we may call you if any information is needed.
Appointments
We welcome walk-ins, but appointments are preferred. We will try our best to accommodate your preferred time. However, as a standard we use the TRIAGE System. Longer & Double appointments are available on request and availability.
If you are bringing in any vaccinations to the appointment, please inform the staff for a safe storage of your vaccine.
Feedback & Complaints
We respect your right to have a constructive, accessible, and confidential means for providing positive or negative feedback about our services, and for having these comments or complaints dealt with in a fair and efficient way. Written complaints or suggestions may be placed in our suggestion box located at reception or given to any staff member. We also welcome verbal complaints or suggestions for minor matters that would not generally require a written notification (e.g., appearance of clinic, lack of supplies in toilet, temperature). These are matters we may be able to attend
to/resolve immediately. Please feel free to talk to your doctor or receptionist if you have a suggestion or complaint. We take all suggestions and
complaints seriously and will respond verbally or in writing depending on each circumstance. If you wish to take a matter further and feel that you would like to discuss the issue with someone outside of the clinic please contact the Health Care Complaints Commission on 1300 582 113.
Lost Referrals
If you lost your referral once issued by the doctor, a $30 fee will be charged to re-issue a duplicate. This fee must be paid before the referral either printed, faxed or electronically delivered to your requested address