Consultation Fees
Depending on capacity, our psychologists may offer a proportion of their clients a reduced-rate fee, or bulk-billing. Availability of this reduced fee or bulk-billing is usually limited and, if there is availability, depends on client financial circumstances (for example, clients who are pensioners, unemployed, or on government benefits may be eligible). You should ask your psychologist what fee applies to you at your initial intake interview over the phone. If no prior arrangement has been made, the prevailing full fee will apply, which will vary as each of our psychologists runs their own independent practice and set their own fees.
Payment is required at the end of your consultation unless prior arrangements have been made. Prior arrangements are for exceptional circumstances only. A HICAPS merchant facility is available at the clinics allowing clients to pay using EFTPOS or credit. The HICAPS facility also allows clients to claim their Medicare or (where available) participating Private Health Fund rebate, on the spot.
Provisional Psychologists – offering reduced fees
Capital Clinical Psychology sometimes hosts students doing their final placements under their Clinical Masters program. These Provisional Psychologists are unable to offer Medicare rebates or bulk-billing, however we do offer services as a considerably reduced rate. To see if we currently have any provisional psychologists, see our consulting room practitioner page. The fees will be listed under the provisional psychologist’s profile.
Rebates
Our psychologists are registered with Medicare to provide clinical “Psychological Therapy” items. This means that clients referred by their GP or psychiatrist with a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) may receive a Medicare rebate of $141.85 per session (clinical psychologist) or $96.65 (general registered psychologist). Not all presentations are covered by Medicare, so you should discuss your eligibility with your psychologist.
Under the Medicare rebate scheme, eligible clients are currently able to receive up to 10 sessions under a MHCP per calendar year (Jan-Dec). An initial 6 sessions are approved by your GP, and a further 4 sessions may be approved following a review. No further sessions are claimable under Medicare after these have been exhausted, and the client would need to fund any ongoing sessions personally. The number of sessions you are eligible for under Medicare is determined by your referring practitioner.
Please check with your private health fund to confirm if any rebates are available to you. You may claim either Medicare or a private health fund rebate, NOT both.
Psychological Reports & Letters
Psychological reports and letters are charged separately based on an hourly rate, and attract a GST component. Please note that all reports and letters must pre-paid before they will be released. There is usually at least a 10 business day turnaround for the preparation of reports but this will depend on the practitioner and the report requirements.
Supervision Services
Clinical supervision is offered by a number of our psychologists, including Dr Cristian Torres. Supervision fees attracts a GST component (note that supervision attended for training purposes – such as while undertaking a Registrar Program – does not attract GST). Preparation and review of supervision plans and review reports are charged separately based on the hourly supervision rate.
Cancellation Policy
Your appointment time has been reserved especially for you. This means that somebody else cannot have this appointment. If for some reason you are unable to attend your appointment please advise your practotioner as soon as possible so that it can be reallocated. You can provide notice that you are running late for, or unable to attend your appointment by calling and leaving a message on the office phone 02 6282 1002.
You may also send an email to admin@capitalclinicalpsychology.com
If insufficient time is provided (usually a minimum of 24 hours, excluding weekends, although this can vary depending on the psychologist), you will be charged the full session fee. For example, if you wish to cancel a Monday 10am appointment, you need to cancel prior to 10am on Friday.