Provider news

Open Arms has a wide range of group programs available to support veterans and families of veterans. Here’s how you can help connect clients with these services.

We have streamlined how health providers can assess eligibility for DVA funded health care, reducing the need to contact DVA.

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has changed the way it funds medicinal cannabis under an updated Medicinal Cannabis Framework, to ensure safe and effective prescribing.

DVA has updated the fees for medical assessments and reports for compensation claims to make them more consistent with comparable compensation schemes.

Listing your health care service in the National Health Services Directory helps DVA clients to better connect with the services they need for their health.

Our new printable quick guide can help you understand some of the MBS and DVA item numbers you can use when providing care to a First Nations veteran.

The Personal Response System (PRS) provider, Safety Link, will no longer be providing services to DVA clients. Here’s what you need to know.

DVA has updated the Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dentists, Dental Specialists and Other Dental Practitioners and Notes for Allied Health Providers Section 2(c) Dentists, Dental Specialists, Dental Prosthetists and Other Dental Practitioners, which are available to read on the DVA website.

From 1 January 2026, new items will be added to relevant DVA Fee Schedules making it easier for providers to claim for these treatments.

To ensure accuracy and consistency, providers are reminded that the fee schedules published on the DVA website are the official source for current provider fees.