Medicare GPCCMP (CDM) Referral Updates
- Updated July 2025
What is the policy issue?
The Australian Government has released new rules for GP Chronic Condition Management Plans for the Medicare Benefits Schedule, which take effect from 1 July 2025.
A number of areas in the new rules required clarification and the Government has provided a response to the questions raised.
Overall, the key to ensuring that a patient is eligible for a service is to check. The advice provided is:
- Providers can check a patient’s eligibility for services using the MBS items online checker in HPOS Check MBS Item numbers - Health professionals - Services Australia or the care plan history in HPOS Patient details in HPOS - Health professionals - Services Australia.
This step will go a long way to answering many of the questions raised in preparation for implementation on 1 July 2025.
What is APodA advocating for?
Clarity on how to operationalise the new arrangements specifically in relation to reporting, payment, and monitoring of patient GPCCMP visits.
What has APodA been doing?
- Met with the Commonwealth Chief Allied Health Officer and raised the issues.
- Written to Government Officials responsible for the GPCCMP MBS changes.
- Received advice that a resource will be provided to answer the questions raised and guide allied health.
- Raised the issue with Allied Health Professions Australia.
- Developed a letter template to assist APodA members with GP referrals here >>
Let us know at advocacy@podiatry.org.au if you’re encountering difficulties applying the new referral changes in practice. We’re continuing to work with AHPA and government contacts to ensure these updates are clear, workable, and support clinical practice.