Independent medical examinations and reports (TAC requested) fees

Update on new Medical Examination Model

From 1 July 2025, the TAC’s new Medical Examination Model will be in place. Under this model, the provision of Independent Medical Examination (IME) services will be supplied by a panel of medico-legal intermediaries.

For IME services booked prior to 1 July 2025, medical examiners should invoice the TAC using the 2024/25 fee schedules below.
From 1 July 2025, the TAC will book medical examinations via a panel of intermediary suppliers. If you would like to continue providing these services to the TAC, please reach out to the panel of intermediary suppliers to register your interest. These details will be available in July.

If you have any questions about the new model or registering your interest with a panel supplier, please contact us at medical_examiners@tac.vic.gov.au.

Schedule of Medico Legal Fees for Independent Medical Examinations

In response to COVID-19 the TAC introduced temporary funding of telehealth services to ensure clients can still access the treatments and services they need related to their transport accident.

Effective 1 July 2024

2024/25 rates

For Independent medical examinations performed on or after 1 July 2024
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Examination and Report	IME101*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Examination and Report - Telehealth	IME101T*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Supplementary reports	IME102*	$535.33
Client fails to attend examination	IME103*	$535.33
Cancellation within 4 days of examination where examiner is unable to fill appointment.	IME104*	$535.33

2024/25 rates

For Independent medical examinations performed on or after 1 July 2024
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Examination and Report	IME101*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Examination and Report - Telehealth	IME101T*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Supplementary reports	IME102*	$535.33
Client fails to attend examination	IME103*	$535.33
Cancellation within 4 days of examination where examiner is unable to fill appointment.	IME104*	$535.33

GST

* Item numbers denoted with an asterisk (*) include a 10% allowance for GST as TAC believes these are taxable supplies. If you are a provider and are not registered for GST, then the maximum claimable on these item numbers is 10/11ths of the corresponding Maximum Payment Rate. Providers who are not registered for GST are:

Not legally permitted to charge GST; and
Should indicate on all invoices submitted your status as 'not registered for GST'

A GST Registered provider should not add GST on top of the Maximum Payment Rate as an allowance for it is already included where applicable.

All other item numbers i.e. with no asterisk (*) are the Maximum Payments Rates regardless of whether you are registered for GST or not, as TAC believes these to be GST-Free supplies.

Independent medical examinations and reports (TAC requested) fees

Update on new Medical Examination Model

For IME services booked prior to 1 July 2025, medical examiners should invoice the TAC using the 2024/25 fee schedules below.
From 1 July 2025, the TAC will book medical examinations via a panel of intermediary suppliers. If you would like to continue providing these services to the TAC, please reach out to the panel of intermediary suppliers to register your interest. These details will be available in July.

If you have any questions about the new model or registering your interest with a panel supplier, please contact us at medical_examiners@tac.vic.gov.au.

Schedule of Medico Legal Fees for Independent Medical Examinations

In response to COVID-19 the TAC introduced temporary funding of telehealth services to ensure clients can still access the treatments and services they need related to their transport accident.

Effective 1 July 2024

For Independent medical examinations performed on or after 1 July 2024
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Examination and Report	IME101*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Examination and Report - Telehealth	IME101T*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Supplementary reports	IME102*	$535.33
Client fails to attend examination	IME103*	$535.33
Cancellation within 4 days of examination where examiner is unable to fill appointment.	IME104*	$535.33

For Independent medical examinations performed on or after 1 July 2024
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Examination and Report	IME101*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Examination and Report - Telehealth	IME101T*	Fee range $1,713.13 to $2,503.20
Supplementary reports	IME102*	$535.33
Client fails to attend examination	IME103*	$535.33
Cancellation within 4 days of examination where examiner is unable to fill appointment.	IME104*	$535.33

GST

Not legally permitted to charge GST; and
Should indicate on all invoices submitted your status as 'not registered for GST'

A GST Registered provider should not add GST on top of the Maximum Payment Rate as an allowance for it is already included where applicable.

All other item numbers i.e. with no asterisk (*) are the Maximum Payments Rates regardless of whether you are registered for GST or not, as TAC believes these to be GST-Free supplies.