02/11/2025
If all goes well with our computers, on MONDAY, 3 NOVEMBER, Narrandera Medical Centre will be a Fully Bulk Billing clinic. The practice has signed up under an agreement that ALL consultations will be bulkbilled. This applies regardless of whether you have a concession or not. The phrase "fully bulk billing" used in the government literature actually only refers to standard consultations, chronic disease management and mental health. I have attached a link where you can read more about the government initiative.
For clarity,
BULKBILLING APPLIES TO: Services supported by the government Bulkbilling Incentive Program
WHICH EXCLUDE: Procedures, Antenatal visits, Anaesthetic checks, ECGs, Dressings, Immunisations, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology and Podiatry, and other non-Medicare items.
WHERE BULKBILLING IS NOT APPLICABLE, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED ON THE DAY.
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/bulk-billing-incentives-in-general-practice-patient-benefits.pdf