Govt unveils rules for billing COVID-19 vaccination MBS items

The items will fund 'suitability assessments' rather than the administration of the vaccine itself
Geir O'Rourke

Full details of the 16 new bulk-billed Medicare items for COVID-19 vaccination have been revealed by the Federal Department of Health.

The GP items will fund patient ‘suitability assessments’ for vaccination rather than the administration of a vaccination.