Posted on 25 September 2025
The Department of Health has released new fact sheets about the existing items for assessment treatment of “eligible disabilities” and assessment and treatment of “complex neurodevelopmental conditions” for clients under 25 years of age. These may assist your clients in obtaining Medicare rebates for assessments and treatment sessions that they require.
Factsheets
Note that although these schemes are grouped together, they do have different referral requirements, with the disability items able to be referred by a GP, but the complex neurodevelopmental conditions requiring a specialist such as a paediatrician or psychiatrist to make the referral. This causes a significant barrier to access which we have previously communicated to the Department. Please also note that not all disabilities are covered by the disability items. The full list of eligible disabilities is included in the fact sheets.