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Specialist ADHD care for patients outside the major cities
The Regional ADHD Program makes it simpler: a participating Dokotela psychiatrist, by video, with the initial assessment bulk billed and $450 for the review.
Refer as usual, and we'll apply the program automatically for eligible patients.
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Who you can refer
You can refer adults and children with an item 291 referral, as long as item 291 hasn't been claimed for them in the past 12 months.
Your patient needs to be in an area outside the major cities (Modified Monash 2–7) at the time of the video appointment, joining from home or from your practice.
Check a location on the Health Workforce Locator (select the 2023 Modified Monash Model)
One clear cost for your patient
Bulk billed.
$450, no Medicare rebate.
Charged separately, if clinically needed.
* Available with participating Dokotela psychiatrists.
What it means for you and your patients
For complex presentations, co-occurring conditions, or when you'd like a psychiatrist's opinion.
No long trip to the city. Your patient joins from home or from your practice.
Findings and a management plan come back to you. Prescribing can return to you, or stay with the psychiatrist if needed.
Refer as usual
No special wording is needed, as eligible patients are offered the program automatically.
Send your referral by email to referrals@dokotela.com.au, via Healthlink EDI (Dokotela) or by fax to 02 8569 1844.
What your patient can expect
We'll contact your patient by SMS to book their video appointment. The initial assessment comes first, followed by a review appointment.
Fees and Medicare
Initial assessment bulk billed (items 291 + 294). Review $450, no Medicare rebate. Additional appointments charged separately.
Not eligible? Our standard ADHD pathway applies.
For patients
Outside a major city?
You may be eligible for a psychiatrist ADHD assessment and review with a participating Dokotela psychiatrist, for $450 out of pocket, with the initial assessment bulk billed.
Ask your GP for a referral to Dokotela.
Eligibility depends on where you are during the video appointment (MM 2–7). Standard fees apply if item 291 was claimed in the past 12 months. Additional appointments are charged separately.
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Questions from GPs
No. Eligible patients are offered the program automatically.
Yes. Adults and children can both be referred.
The psychiatrist starts treatment where clinically appropriate. Prescribing then returns to you, or stays with the psychiatrist if needed.
Standard fees apply.
No. It depends on where your patient is during the video appointment. To check a location, enter the address in the Health Workforce Locator and select the 2023 Modified Monash Model. If the result is MM2–MM7, it's a qualifying area.
Yes. If they'd like to see a psychiatrist who isn't participating in the program, they can still book with them at our standard fees.
They can still be seen through our standard ADHD pathway.
Call 02 8003 7668 or email referrals@dokotela.com.au.
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