22 January 2010 Update on the mental health skills training
The sheer volume of GPs who wanted to register and/or wanted to do
the accredited mental health skills training was overwhelming and the
process was a huge undertaking. The college is aware that some doctors
had their claims for Item 2170 (mental health skills training)
rejected. Medicare Australia has informed the General Practice Mental
Health Standards Collaborative (GPMHSC) that all coding has been
completed for those GPs reported to Medicare up to 13 January 2010 for
the purpose of being eligible to claim Item number 2710. If you have
verified your mental health skills status and a claim has been rejected
from 1 January 2010, please resubmit this claim. For any questions
please call GPMHSC on 03 8699 0554. Training undertaken after 31
December 2009 will be reported to Medicare Australia in the last week
of January and, thereafter, on a monthly basis. The Australian
Government Department of Health and Ageing developed a second factsheet
outlining details regarding registration with Medicare. The factsheet
is available at www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mental-ba-fact2.
The RACGP is working closely with the GPMHSC and Medicare Australia to
clarify any outstanding issues.
M5 Project - RACGP men's health initiative helping men to help themselves
M5 encourages men and those who care about them to recognise the importance of men forming an ongoing relationship with a GP.
