Important information on claiming the bulk-billing incentive for after hours services

The new item descriptor for 10985 is set out below.

Item
Health Service
Fee for all States
10985 A medical service to which item 597, 598, 599 or 600 applies if:
(a) the service is an unreferred service; and
(b) the service is provided to a person who is under the age of 16 or is a Commonwealth concession card holder; and
(c) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and
(d) the service is not provided in consulting rooms; and
(e) the service is provided in an eligible area; and
(f) the service is provided by, or on behalf of, a medical practitioner whose practice location is not in an eligible area; and
(g) the service is bulk billed in respect of the fees for:
(i) this item; and
(ii) the other item in this table applying to the service.

$10.05

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