In-Depth Patient Assessment For COVID-19 Vaccine

Two new MBS items (10660 and 10661) have been introduced so that GPs (and OMPs) can provide in-depth clinical assessments of patients aged 50 years and over regarding their individual health risks and benefits associated with receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. These items can only be claimed when the GP (or OMP) attends the patient in person for more than 10 minutes and must be provided in conjunction with a relevant MBS COVID-19 vaccine suitability assessment item (93624, 93625, 93626, 93627, 93634, 93635, 93636, 93637, 93644, 93645, 93646, 93647, 93653, 93654, 93655 and 93656). Items 10660 and 10661 must be bulk-billed. … read more>>