Is sports medicine claimable on Medicare?
Seeing a doctor can be claimed on Medicare. Sports physicians who have completed the Australian College of Sports Physicians Fellowship Program are claimable on Medicare. Sports Medicine Australia provides a membership directory so that you can find a sports physician or sports medicine doctor in your area. You do not need a referral to see a sports physician or a sports medicine doctor. Other disciplines within sports medicine – such as physiotherapy, dietetics and podiatry – cannot be claimed on Medicare, but may be claimable on private health cover. As each private health cover policy is different, it is important that you check the extent of the coverage. In some circumstances Medicare rebates are available for a maximum of five allied health services each year. Eligible services include physiotherapy, exercise physiology, dietitians and occupational therapists. To qualify you must have a chronic condition, complex care needs and be managed by a GP under an enhanced primary care pl
