Can counselors or psychotherapists offer the medicare rebate?
Unfortunately, counsellors and psychotherapists have not been included in the current medicare rebate scheme. People can only obtain a medicare rebate through seeing psychologists, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers, and a referral is made through a GP. However, PACFA has been lobbying the government extensively for inclusion of counsellors/psychotherapists in the new Medicare scheme. We will keep you updated as to the progress of this through our PACFA eNews.
