Community Health schedule of fees (effective July 2019)
Activity / population type
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Policy
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Fee payable |
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Low income Victorians
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Medium income Victorians
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High income Victorians
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Financially dependent children
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Parents of financially dependent children may be charged if they are not low income.
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Nil
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$15.60
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Full cost recovery
|
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Health promotion and group activities
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Agencies may charge a fee for group activities.
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$7.90
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$7.90
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Full cost recovery
|
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Community health nursing
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Chargeable services
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$10.30
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$15.60
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Full cost recovery
|
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Counselling/casework consultations
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No charge for low and medium income clients
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Nil
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Nil
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Full cost recovery
|
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Allied health consultations
- Podiatry
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Therapy
- Dietetics
- Audiology
- Occupational therapy
|
Chargeable services
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$10.30
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$15.60
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Full cost recovery
|
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Interpreting
|
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
|
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Initial needs identification
|
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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Other services and items (such as report writing, court attendance, orthotics, information material, secondary consultations)
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Where appropriate, such service fees may be charged even when associated with a service that does not attract a fee (e.g. counselling provided to a low income person).
Fees should be levied in a manner consistent with the exemptions and capping provisions included in this policy.
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Agency may set fees
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Agency may set fees
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Agency may set fees
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Income ranges 2019
The Community Health income ranges are based on the Centrelink Income Test for pensioners.