The HealthPathways WA Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) Pathway contains detailed information and resources for clinicians completing MHTPs.
Recent updates include:
Mental Health Treatment Plans MBS items
From 1 March 2023, new MBS items allow up to two Medicare-subsidised services per calendar year to be delivered to a person other than the patient (family member, carer, or other significant person), as part of the patient’s treatment.
- Face-to-face and telehealth options are available.
- These sessions count towards the patient’s allocation of services and must support the treatment and recovery of the patient – they are not to be used for mental health treatment of the other person.
- See the Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) Pathway for more information.
MHTP templates
The General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) has released updated MHTP templates incorporating culturally relevant information.
- The minimal requirements template now includes:
- Pronouns, sex assigned at birth and gender
- Preferred languages spoken, interpreter requirements and country of birth
- Information regarding a patient’s carer and their contact details
- A template has also been developed for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Case conferencing MBS Items
From 1 July 2023, new MBS items allow case conferences to be held for patients who have been referred for treatment under Better Access or have a current Eating Disorder Treatment Plan (EDP). The case conference must:
- be organised by a medical practitioner (GP, other medical practitioner, or consultant physician in their specialty of paediatrics or psychiatry)
- involve at least two other members of the multidisciplinary case conference team providing different kinds of treatment to the patient. All providers must be present for the whole case conference.
- See MBS Note AN 15.1 for full details