Interpreting services fees - TAC - Transport Accident Commission

Effective 1 July 2020

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

2020/21 rates
2019/20 rates

For Interpreting services provided on or after 1 July 2020
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Interpreting - Independent Medico Legal Examination held in Medical Practitioner's Rooms (up to 2 hours)	EX0010*	$128.93
Interpreting - Independent Medico Legal Examination held in Medical Practitioner's Rooms (per additional hour)	EX0011*	$44.45
Interpreting - Impairment Examination held in Medical Practitioner's rooms (up to 2 hours)	EX0015*	$128.93
Interpreting - Impairment Examination held in Medical Practitioner's rooms (per additional hour)	EX0016*	$44.45
Interpreting - Medical Examination held at TAC (up to 2 hours)	EX0020*	$128.93
Interpreting - Medical Examination held at TAC (per additional hour)	EX0021*	$44.45
Interpreting - Non attendance; Where an interpreter presents at a medical examination but the claimant fails to attend, the full service fee can be charged.	EX0025*	$128.93
Cancellation of Interpreter assignment - A payment will only be made where an appointment for an interpreter is cancelled by the TAC on the same day of the scheduled assignment.	EX0026*	$64.58
Interpreting - Client Treatment (up to 2 hours). This relates to an interpreter attending an assignment for the purposes of the client seeking treatment.	EX0030*	$128.93
Interpreting - Client Treatment (per additional hour). This relates to an interpreter attending an assignment for the purposes of the client seeking treatment.	EX0031*	$44.45
Interpreting - Miscellaneous (up to 2 hours)	EX0032*	$127.65
Interpreting - Miscellaneous (per additional hour)	EX0033*	$44.45
Interpreting - Translating (per 100 words)	EX0035*	$48.05
Telephone Interpreting between the hours 8 AM and 6 PM (per 15 mins)	EX0032*	$23.53
Use the Miscellaneous item number for all Telephone Interpreting Services

Fees for interpreting services performed within a public hospital outpatient setting will be based
on the Department of Human Services schedule of fees and charges for acute health services in Victoria. Refer to www.health.vic.gov.au/feesman.

For Interpreting services provided between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Interpreting - Independent Medico Legal Examination held in Medical Practitioner's Rooms (up to 2 hours)	EX0010*	$126.39
Interpreting - Independent Medico Legal Examination held in Medical Practitioner's Rooms (per additional hour)	EX0011*	$43.57
Interpreting - Impairment Examination held in Medical Practitioner's rooms (up to 2 hours)	EX0015*	$126.39
Interpreting - Impairment Examination held in Medical Practitioner's rooms (per additional hour)	EX0016*	$43.57
Interpreting - Medical Examination held at TAC (up to 2 hours)	EX0020*	$126.39
Interpreting - Medical Examination held at TAC (per additional hour)	EX0021*	$43.57
Interpreting - Non attendance; Where an interpreter presents at a medical examination but the claimant fails to attend, the full service fee can be charged.	EX0025*	$126.39
Cancellation of Interpreter assignment - A payment will only be made where an appointment for an interpreter is cancelled by the TAC on the same day of the scheduled assignment.	EX0026*	$63.31
Interpreting - Client Treatment (up to 2 hours). This relates to an interpreter attending an assignment for the purposes of the client seeking treatment.	EX0030*	$126.39
Interpreting - Client Treatment (per additional hour). This relates to an interpreter attending an assignment for the purposes of the client seeking treatment.	EX0031*	$43.57
Interpreting - Miscellaneous (up to 2 hours)	EX0032*	$125.13
Interpreting - Miscellaneous (per additional hour)	EX0033*	$43.57
Interpreting - Translating (per 100 words)	EX0035*	$47.10
Telephone Interpreting between the hours 8 AM and 6 PM (per 15 mins)	EX0032*	$23.07
Use the Miscellaneous item number for all Telephone Interpreting Services

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.