Chinese medicine (acupuncture) fees - TAC - Transport Accident Commission

Effective 1 July 2020

Acupuncture services can be invoiced online via LanternPay for next business day payments.

2020/21 rates
2019/20 rates
Not registered for GST

For Acupuncture services provided by a GST Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner on or after 1 July 2020
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Initial Consultation	A600	$59.11
Standard Consultation	A602	$48.30
Completion of Allied Health Treatment and Recovery Plan (AHTRP) when requested by the TAC	A650*	$53.02

For Acupuncture services provided by a GST Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Initial Consultation	A600	$57.95
Standard Consultation	A602	$47.35
Completion of Allied Health Treatment and Recovery Plan (AHTRP) when requested by the TAC	A650*	$51.98

For Acupuncture services provided by a Chinese Medicine Practitioner who is not registered for GST
	Not Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	2020/21 Maximum Payment Rate	2019/20 Maximum Payment Rate
Standard Consultation
Completion of Acupuncture Treatment Questionnaire (when requested by the TAC)	AGF650	$48.20	$47.25

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.