GP care plans (GPCCMP) and Medicare
If your GP has put you on a Chronic Condition Management Plan, Medicare will pay you a rebate on up to five chiropractic visits a year. Here is how it works at our practice.
How it works
- See your GP. If a chronic condition management plan is appropriate for you, your GP creates a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP, formerly CDM or EPC) that names Miracle Life Chiropractic.
- The plan has to reach us. Your GP’s office may email it, or you can: info@miraclelifechiropractic.com.au.
- We email you to confirm it is on file. From then on, your plan visits can be claimed.
- Your GP can allocate up to five allied-health visits per calendar year under the plan. We email you again when they are used up.
What you pay and what comes back
- We bill our usual fee for each visit. You claim the Medicare rebate afterwards. The rebate is a fixed amount set by Medicare, not a percentage of our fee; we tell you the current figure when we confirm your plan.
- The five-visit count resets on 1 January; the plan itself is valid for 18 months. In practice a fresh plan for the new year is the safer course.
- Please wait for our confirmation email before relying on the plan: without it on file, Medicare will not pay the rebate.
Your initial consultation is $49 and includes the examination, on-site X-rays if clinically indicated, an adjustment if clinically indicated, and the planning session where we go through what we found. Any treatment on the planning-session day is billed separately.
Questions
Is care under a GP plan free?
No. You pay our usual fee at each visit and Medicare pays you a rebate for the plan visits. The rebate is never more than the fee charged.
Can I use a plan visit for my initial consultation?
Yes, if the plan is on file with us before the visit. Ask when you book and we will check.
Do I need a plan to see you?
No. Nobody needs a referral to book. The plan only changes how you claim.
Ready when you are.
Your initial consultation is $49 and includes the examination, on-site X-rays if clinically indicated, an adjustment if clinically indicated, and the planning session where we go through what we found. Any treatment on the planning-session day is billed separately.