- Medicare covers under the Extended Care Programme following written referral by a general practitioner (GP) from 30 March 2020 to 30 September 2020
- Workcover covers consultation fees from 23 March 2020 to 30 September 2020 following recommendation by a GP or relevant medical Specialist
- Several private health funds have agreed to provide benefits for individual (one on one) physiotherapy teleconsultations from 14 April to 30 September 2020 where:
- The patient is undergoing an existing course of treatment and the patient has seen the physiotherapist over the past six months, or
- For new patients, the tele-physiotherapy service has been recommended by their general practitioner or relevant medical specialist, and
- The primary condition being treated is one of:
- Post Orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation (e.g. Total hip or knee replacement)
- Chronic musculoskeletal condition (e.g. osteoarthritis)
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation, or
- Pelvic floor muscle training
- The service is delivered before 30 September 2020, and
- The service is undertaken in accordance with Australian Physiotherapy Association guidelines.