Quick reference guides
Medicare Australia has developed a suite of quick reference guides designed to clarify MBS item requirements and PBS restriction criteria. These guides help to make it easier for you.
Medicare Benefits Schedule
- Chronic disease management for general practitioners [PDF, 142Kb]
- Chronic disease management for allied health professionals [PDF, 136Kb]
- Concession cards and bulk billing incentives [PDF, 1.1Mb]
- Practice nurse items [PDF, 135Kb]
- Skin lesion excision and biopsy items [PDF, 133Kb]
- Aftercare (post-operative treatment) [PDF, 683Kb]
Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule
- Prescribing PBS Authority required (STREAMLINED) benefits [PDF, 148Kb]
- Dispensing PBS Authority required (STREAMLINED) medicines – approved suppliers [PDF, 589Kb]
- Prescribing PBS restricted benefits [PDF, 166Kb]
- Prescribing PBS Authority required benefits [PDF, 142Kb]
- Prescribing Esomeprazole under the PBS for Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease [PDF, 137Kb]
- Prescribing Gabapentin under the PBS [PDF, 134Kb]
- Prescribing lipid-lowering medicine under the PBS [PDF, 138Kb]
- Prescribing medicine under the PBS for the treatment of osteoporosis [PDF, 134Kb]
Revised arrangements for the efficient funding of chemotherapy drugs
- Revised arrangements for chemotherapy drugs – approved prescribers [PDF, 1.2Mb]
- Revised arrangements for chemotherapy drugs – approved suppliers [PDF, 1.1Mb]
Where do I go for more information?
- Contact us at Medicare Australia
- Visit MBS online
- Visit PBS online
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Last updated: 23 November, 2011