19 January 2023
Changes to the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Indigenous Health Incentive have come into effect this month.
The Indigenous Health Incentive supports general practices and Indigenous health services to provide better healthcare for their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
This includes best practice management of chronic diseases and mental disorders.
Changes from 1 January 2023 included:
- A funding structure change to improve continuity of care (see table)
- Eligibility expanded to include children under 15 years old
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plans added as eligible items for the purposes of outcomes payments
- Requirement to deliver a certain number of services in a calendar year replaced with a 12-month rolling window, starting from the date the first eligible service is delivered