Payment is processed straight after an appointment, with eligible rebate submitted for claiming once account has been paid.

• • Initial Nutrition Consultation, 1hr = $150   Out-of-pocket cost, $91.70 (Medicare rebate, $58.30)

• • Nutrition Review Consultations, 20-30 mins = $85   Out-of-pocket cost, $26.70  (Medicare Rebate, $58.30)

Sliding scale fees are available for patients needing more than 3 consecutive appointments for either chronic health concerns and/or ongoing support.

Concession rates & payment plans may also be available upon eligibility & request.

Bulk billing is generally not available.

• Healthlink EDI: maridiet
• Mail: PO Box 3174, Belconnen DC ACT 2617

Patients can make appointments via:

1. 1. Phone: 0478 599 770
   2. Online booking on website (contact page)
   3. Email: hello@nutritionwithmari.com

Medicare rebates are available for up to 5 allied health services per patient per calendar year, if clinically indicated.

Eligibility

Patients with one or more medical conditions that have been (or are likely to be) present for at least 6 months, or terminal condition(s). Additionally, they must have received the following MBS CDM services:

• GP Management Plan – GP item 721/92024 or medical practitioner item 229/92055; and
• Team Care Arrangements (TCA) – GP item 723/92025 or medical practitioner item 230/92056

10954 Nutrition Services covers for Telehealth Medicare Items 93000 (video) and 93013 (phone)

You can download this pre-filled Medicare GP Referral Form that includes Mari’s practice details.

Medicare benefits are accessible for patients with an EDP for up to 20 sessions with a dietitian in a 12-month period.

Eligibility
Patients with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa are automatically eligible for an EDP.

Patients with a diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) must meet both of these criteria:

1. Been assessed as having an EDE-Q score of 3 or more; AND
2. Rapid weight loss OR binge eating 3 or more times a week OR inappropriate compensatory behaviour 3 or more times a week.

AND must also meet at least 2 of the following criteria:

• • Body weight less than 85% of expected weight as a result of an eating disorder;
  • High risk of, or current medical complications due to, eating disorder behaviours and symptoms;
  • Serious comorbid medical or psychological conditions that significantly impact their medical or psychological health;
  • Hospital admittance for an eating disorder in the last 12 months;
  • Inadequate treatment response to evidence-based eating disorder treatments over the last 6 months.

I am not a registered NDIS provider. However, if my services are a good fit for your patient’s nutrition needs I may be able to provide support for individuals whose NDIS plans are:

1. either self- or plan-managed, AND
2. have approved funds for Dietitian Services under a suitable support category:

• Core: Assistance with Daily Life

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• Capacity Building: Improved Health and Wellbeing

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• Capacity Building: Improved Daily Living

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