The Australian Government is committed to offering every person in Australia access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines at no cost.
There are 16 new MBS items now available to assess patient suitability to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Assessments must be bulk billed and patients should not be asked to pay a gap fee.
Co-claiming is allowed only for unrelated services, not for longer vaccine consults or for a mandatory pre-vaccine assessment.
High vaccination uptake is critical to the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and the ongoing protection for our region against the virus. Keeping all of our residents safe, including our most vulnerable, is our collective priority. We thank each and every one of our health care providers for the work they are contributing to the local rollout.
Download the MBS COVID-19 Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service factsheet here.