Are there Medicare rebates for telehealth sessions? Or private health rebates?

Yes. The government have made a special range of items, just like the regular Medicare items 80110 and 80100, and these telehealth sessions are available to all Australians with a Medicare card and mental health treatment plan referral. For more information about Medicare rebates please see our ‘Can I receive a Medicare rebate for seeing a psychologist?’

In addition, in 2018, the government made telehealth psychological counselling available to clients in rural and remote Australia. To see if your area is eligible, search for your town/location here https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/health-workforce-locator/health-workforce-locator and click on “Modified Monash Model” in the filter on the left. Zones 4-7 are eligible for these telehealth items. Find out more about these items here: https://www.psychology.org.au/getmedia/fd748495-90e7-40d8-bedb-c3d7999cbb2d/18APS-Telehealth-Consumers.pdf%22.

Regular non-Medicare sessions can also be conducted by telephone or videoconference. Check with your health fund as to whether they will provide a rebate for these sessions.