When you have a Mental Health Care Plan, you receive money back from Medicare for up to 10 individual or 10 group appointments with an allied mental health service in a year. In some cases, you are also entitled to Medicare rebates for 10 support group sessions in a year with psychologists, counsellors and social workers,
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It’s important to note that you won’t get Medicare rebates for all 10 sessions in 1 go. Once you’ve had the first 6 appointments, you will need to visit your GP again for another referral. This plan is also used to refer you to mental health services. A referral from a Psychiatrist can be used instead of a MHCP from a GP.