Schedule of Fees for Psychiatrists

ATTACHMENT B TO THE GUIDELINES FOR PSYCHIATRIC COMPENSATION CLAIMS 

Effective 1 November 2011

Medical Services covered by this Schedule

The fees listed overleaf apply to medical services conducted at the request of Rehabilitation and Compensation Sections.  They do not apply to;

  • treatment services; or
  • services requested by Income Support Sections.

Payment will be made for medical services which are requested by an officer of this Department.  The Department will NOT pay for medical reports which are requested by other parties, including veterans or former members of the ADF, their advocates, solicitors or dependants.

Invoicing Procedure

A Tax Invoice must be lodged, attached to the completed form.

Note – All fees for reports and consultations provided as part of this investigation incur Goods and Services Tax (GST) if the provider is GST registered.

To enable payment to be made promptly, the tax invoice should be attached to the medical report form. An invoice cannot be paid until the related report is received.

Note – GST has been included in all of the rates listed overleaf.

The report and the invoice should be addressed to the contact officer who request requested the report, via The Department of Veterans’ Affairs, GPO Box 9998 in your capital city.

Do not use Treatment Service Vouchers for these accounts. 

Categories of the Medical Services which may be requested and the relevant fees are listed.

The fees outlined represent an amount for the consultation (where required) and report-writing time. 

Type of Service Provided

Fee
(GST Inclusive)

Providing Clinical Notes (brief photocopies only)

$49.90

Standard report without consultation

$187.10

Extended report without consultation

$280.70

For a report that involves one standard consultation (up to one hour) that addresses all parts of the Diagnostic Guidelines for Psychiatric Assessment, comments on laboratory and other investigations, and may or may not include an interview with a family member or other third party:

$776.70

For a report that involves two standard consultations or one consultation of up to two hours' duration,  that addresses all parts of the Diagnostic Guidelines for Psychiatric Assessment, comments on laboratory and other investigations, and includes  interview with a family member or other third party:

$1,114.70

For a report that involves three consultations or one consultation of up to three hours' duration, that addresses all parts of the Diagnostic Guidelines for Psychiatric Assessment, comments on laboratory and other investigations, and includes  an interview with a family member or other third party:

$1,454.80

Administration and documentation of a clinical instrument (such as CAPS) attracts an additional fee.

$130.40

For an assessment of all specified emotional and behavioural conditions including completion of a Departmental Emotional Behavioural Impairment Worksheet.  The fee includes all consultations with the veteran and family members or other third parties in which the sole or major objective was to obtain data to assess the impairment.

$436.60

In some circumstances, the Department may be willing to negotiate a different fee, however, prior written approval must be obtained. 

The Fee Schedule

Any queries regarding the fee schedule should be directed to Rehabilitation and Entitlements Policy Group, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Canberra ACT.