The Australian Government Department of Health introduced permanent telehealth arrangements on 1 July 2022 following cessation of the temporary telehealth arrangements on 30 June 2022. Information on the permanent telehealth items is available in the new Fact Sheet on the MBSOnline website MBS online – MBS Telehealth Services from 1 July 2022
Members are advised that the Government has indicated it intends to defer to 1 October 2022 the implementation of the telephone specific 30/20 compliance rule which was to take effect on 1 July 2022.