The Chronic Disease Management Program (EPC)

This program (formerly “Enhanced Primary Care”) is a medicare rebate scheme that allows patients allocated by a general practitioner to receive up to five allied health services in one year.

A patient may be able to access Medicare funding to reduce the cost of physiotherapy treatment. This can cover a significant portion of your physiotherapy consultation cost; there remains an out-of-pocket payment to finalise the consultation charge.

Your GP referral is valid for one year from the referral date.

Full payment is required at the time of treatment. The medicare rebate can be claimed at the time using the HICAPS machine. Your Medicare and debit card are required at the time to enable this.