Social work fees

Effective 1 July 2023

The TAC has extended the funding of temporary telehealth services previously scheduled to end on 30 September 2020 until further notice, giving clients the ongoing convenience and flexibility of accessing their services from home.

Social work services can be invoiced online via HICAPS Digital Claims for next business day payments.

For social work services provided on or after 1 July 2023
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Individual Treatment
Initial Consultation	SW600	$69.37
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602	$55.51
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604	$82.96
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606	$110.85
Telehealth
Initial Consultation	SW600T	$69.37
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602T	$55.51
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604T	$82.96
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606T	$110.85
Group Treatment
Group Consultation (per person)	SW602G	$33.39
Travel (with prior approval)	SW630	$110.85
All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640*	$121.93
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641*	$121.93
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

For social work services provided between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Individual Treatment
Initial Consultation	SW600	$64.24
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602	$51.40
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604	$76.82
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606	$102.65
Telehealth
Initial Consultation	SW600T	$64.24
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602T	$51.40
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604T	$76.82
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606T	$102.65
Group Treatment
Group Consultation (per person)	SW602G	$30.92
Travel (with prior approval)	SW630	$102.65
All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640*	$112.91
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641*	$112.91
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

For Social work services performed by a provider who is not registered for GST
	Not Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	2023/24 Maximum Payment Rate	2022/23 Maximum Payment Rate
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640F	$110.85	$102.65
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641F	$110.85	$102.65
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

For social work services provided on or after 1 July 2023
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Individual Treatment
Initial Consultation	SW600	$69.37
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602	$55.51
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604	$82.96
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606	$110.85
Telehealth
Initial Consultation	SW600T	$69.37
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602T	$55.51
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604T	$82.96
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606T	$110.85
Group Treatment
Group Consultation (per person)	SW602G	$33.39
Travel (with prior approval)	SW630	$110.85
All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640*	$121.93
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641*	$121.93
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

For social work services provided between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023
	Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Individual Treatment
Initial Consultation	SW600	$64.24
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602	$51.40
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604	$76.82
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606	$102.65
Telehealth
Initial Consultation	SW600T	$64.24
Standard Consultation: up to 30 minutes	SW602T	$51.40
Long Consultation: > 30 minutes < 45 minutes	SW604T	$76.82
Prolonged Consultation: > 45 minutes < 60 minutes	SW606T	$102.65
Group Treatment
Group Consultation (per person)	SW602G	$30.92
Travel (with prior approval)	SW630	$102.65
All travel is to be separately billed in blocks of 15 minutes.
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640*	$112.91
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641*	$112.91
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

For Social work services performed by a provider who is not registered for GST
	Not Registered for GST
Service Description	TAC Item Number	2023/24 Maximum Payment Rate	2022/23 Maximum Payment Rate
Reports
Report When submitting an account for payment, details of the time taken to complete the report must be recorded on the account.	SW640F	$110.85	$102.65
Travel claimed in relation to providing a report for management-type services such as reviews undertaken at the TAC's specific request, will incur a GST on the applicable TAC maximum fee.	SW641F	$110.85	$102.65
Travel time can be claimed only for travel to and from the practitioner's practice address and the TAC client's residence. Where more than one client is visited in a single travel period, total travel costs should be apportioned equally between those clients to whom services have been provided.

GST

If your business entity is not registered for GST, then you must only claim the lower of the rates provided at each item number. This is the "Maximum Payment rate - Non registered for GST". A business entity not registered for GST:

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

A business entity that is registered for GST should claim the higher rates provided at each item number. This is the "Maximum Payment Rate - Registered for GST". Where TAC believes an item is a taxable supply, an allowance for GST has been factored into the payment rate. You should not markup GST on the Maximum Payment Rate quoted for a GST registered entity.