Allied Health MBS Item Picker — Australia

• 5 individual services per calendar year (M3 subgroup 1, items 10950–10970) — shared across all disciplines.
• +5 additional services for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander patients under M11 (items 81300–81360) — on top of the standard 5.
• Up to 8 group services for type 2 diabetes patients (M9, items 81105/81115/81125) — separate from the individual 5, plus 1 group assessment per year (81100/81110/81120).
• Services reset on 1 January each year — unused services do not carry over.

For items 10950–10970 (face-to-face individual services), the health professional must:

• Attend the appointment in person
• For at least 20 minutes
• Treat the patient individually (not as part of a group)

For telehealth equivalents (93000 video / 93013 phone), the same minimum duration and individual treatment requirements apply. The treating practitioner must satisfy themselves the service is appropriate to be delivered via that mode.

Per the Allied Health Determination, you must provide a written report to the referring medical practitioner:

1. If it's the only service under the referral
2. If it's the first or last service under the referral
3. If neither of the above applies but the service involves matters the referring practitioner would reasonably expect to be informed of

Reports must contain: investigations/tests/assessments carried out, treatment provided, and recommendations for future management.

Need a template? Use our Allied Health → GP Report Template generator.

For referrals written on or after 1 July 2025:

• For the length of time specified on the referral, OR
• If no timeframe is specified: 18 months from the date of the first service provided under the referral

The 18 months runs from the first visit, not from when the referral was written. A referral can sit unused for some time before the clock starts.

Referrals do not need to specify the number of services (though the GP can if they choose).

Yes — within the same profession. Patients can take a referral to any eligible health professional of the same profession/type. So a referral to "physiotherapy" can be taken to any physiotherapist, but it cannot be used to access chiropractic services.

You're not required to accept a referral — acceptance is at the discretion of the individual practitioner (subject to anti-discrimination legislation).

Patients who had a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangement in place before 1 July 2025 can continue to access allied health services consistent with those plans until 30 June 2027.

From 1 July 2027, a GPCCMP (item 965) will be required for ongoing access. The GP can transition the patient over at a routine review well before then.

Referrals issued before 1 July 2025 remain valid until all services covered by the referral have been provided.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients can access two streams:

• M3 (items 10950–10970) — the standard 5 individual services per calendar year. Available to any patient with a GPCCMP.
• M11 (items 81300–81360) — an additional 5 services per calendar year, available specifically for ATSI patients. This is on top of the M3 services.

Total: an eligible ATSI patient can access up to 10 individual allied health services per calendar year (5 under M3 + 5 under M11), provided the services are consistent with their GPCCMP.

The referral form for M11 services is the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander-specific referral form, which is separate from the M3 chronic disease referral.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who have a GPCCMP can access group services under M9, provided by dietitians, exercise physiologists, or credentialled diabetes educators (no other disciplines).

• Assessment (items 81100/81110/81120) — one per calendar year per discipline. Individual assessment for suitability for group services.
• Group service (items 81105/81115/81125) — up to 8 services per calendar year, in groups of 2–12 patients, minimum 60 minutes per session.

Group services are in addition to the 5 individual services under M3. So a patient could have 5 individual services + 8 group services in the same year.