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UPDATE: The 8 June 2022 update to the November 2021 edition of the AMA Fees List is NOW available. This update reflects the permanent Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth items that came into effect on 1 January 2022. This update also includes changes to 3 cardiac attendance and procedural items (from 1 January 2022 MBS update) and 7 items from MBS 1 November 2021 update (rTMS, Faecal Calprotectin testing and Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure recording). 

To download the latest AMA Fees List files Click here.

The 1 March to 1 July 2022 MBS changes (including pain management, gynaecology and colorectal items) are currently under review and will be reflected in the AMA Fees List as soon as possible.

For information on the MBS changes please visit MBS online here.

Draft fees for some items that are yet to be published are available by contacting the AMA Fees List team at feeslist@ama.com.au.

NOTE: Section 1.2.1 Multiple Operations Rule of the AMA Guiding Principles - General Notes was amended on 30/6/2022 to simplify interpretation of the rules.

Workers Compensation

STATE	CONTACT
NSW	SIRA Ph: 13 10 50 Email: contact@workcover.nsw.gov.au Web: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/
The AMA has been advised that the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) updated its Fees Orders for medical practitioners and has introduced telehealth professional consultations for services delivered to NSW workers compensation patients. Refer to the SIRA website for details at: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/for-service-providers/A-Z-of-service-providers/doctors-and-other-medical-professionals#Workers_Compensation The information includes an updated 2020 SIRA rates for General Practitioners No.2 from 17 April 2020 and also a list of all 53 additional SIRA Telehealth item numbers – Professional consultations – 17 April 2020. The information can be accessed via the following SIRA web pages: the Workers Compensation landing page for medical practitioners: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/for-service-providers/A-Z-of-service-providers/doctors-and-other-medical-professionals#Workers_Compensation Covid-19 FAQs Workers Compensation Questions for health practitioners: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/list-of-sira-publications/coronavirus-covid_19/workers-compensation SIRA telehealth item numbers for medical practitioners: https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/825364/2020-SIRA-telehealth-items-numbers-for-medical-practitioners-17-April-2020.pdf
ACT	WORKSAFE ACT Ph: 13 22 81 or (02) 6207 3000 Email: worksafe@act.gov.au Web: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/home/workhealthandsafety/worksafeact
NT	NT WORKSAFE Ph: 1800 250 713 Email: datantworksafe@nt.gov.au Web: https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/
QLD	WORKCOVER QUEENSLAND Ph: 1300 362 128 Web: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/
SA	RETURN TO WORK SA Ph: 13 18 55 Email: info@rtwsa.com Web: https://www.rtwsa.com/
TAS	WORKSAFE TASMANIA Ph: (03) 6166 4600 or 1300 366 322 Email: wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au Web: https://www.worksafe.tas.gov.au/
VIC	WORKSAFE VICTORIA Ph: 1800 136 089 Email: info@worksafe.vic.gov.au Web: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/
WA	WORKCOVER WA Ph: 1300 794 744 Web: https://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/
COMCARE	COMCARE Ph: 1300 366 979 or 02 6276 0333 Email: general.enquiries@comcare.gov.au Web: comcare.gov.au