Sunshine Coast Family Clinic Fees

We are a private billing clinic. Claims for private billing to Medicare can be processed onsite at the time of payment and will be deposited back to your nominated bank account within 24-48hours. If you do not have a bank account registered with Medicare, we can still process your billing onsite however you will receive a cheque in the mail for your rebate. Payment is to be made at the time of the appointment as soon as your consultation has been completed.

If you have any questions relating to these fees, please feel free to contact our reception staff who will be more than happy to assist with your inquiry.

Please be sure to provide our reception staff with any changes to your information including Medicare Card updates and Centrelink Concession Card updates. This will ensure that you are billed correctly.

GP Consultation Fees

	Fee	Medicare Rebate *	Out of Pocket Costs
Standard Consultation	$100.00	$41.20	$58.80
Long Consultation	$190.00	$79.90	$110.10
Prolonged Consultation	$250.00	$117.40	$132.60
GP Mental Health Treatment Plan	$200.00 – $450.00	$99.70	$100.30 – $350.30

* Medicare rebates may change from time to time; however, we will endeavour to update this form as these changes occur. Please confirm with our reception staff prior to your appointment if you have any concerns.

Please note that rebates coincide with the Medicare schedule of fees and therefore rebates will relate to the time spent with the treating General Practitioner.

Please also note that these are the fees for standard consultations with a General Practitioner, however, other fees may apply for procedures or additional services

Functional Medicine Consultations

There are separate private billing fees for functional medicine consultations. These fees are set at a higher price as they require extra training and knowledge by the General Practitioner, with a more extensive and comprehensive consultation required. Please see a list of these fees below.

For functional medicine appointments, return appointments for results will also incur a fee. However, if you are having some concerns with your treatment plan or any new medication prescribed, the treating General Practitioner will be more than happy for you to return to the clinic for a bulk-billed consultation to discuss your concerns.

	Time	Fee	Medicare Rebate *	Out of Pocket Costs
Initial Functional Health Consult	45 minutes	$480.00	$112.15	$357.85
Subsequent Functional Health Consult	45 minutes	$480.00	$112.15	$357.85
Ongoing Functional Health Consultations	30 minutes	$350.00	$82.90	$267.10
Any Functional Health Consults that run 60 minutes or longer	60 minutes	$600.00	$197.90	$402.10

* Medicare rebates may change from time to time, however we will endeavour to update this form as these changes occur. Please confirm with our reception staff prior to your appointment if you have any concerns.

Please note that rebates coincide with the Medicare schedule of fees and therefore rebates will relate to the time spent with the treating General Practitioner.

Medicinal Cannabis Consultations

Private billing fees for functional medicine consultations are for those consultations. These fees are set at a higher price as they require extra training and knowledge by the General Practitioner with a more extensive and comprehensive consultation required. Please see a list of fees below. If you have any questions relating to these fees please feel free to contact our reception staff who will be more than happy to assist with your inquiry.

Return appointments for results will incur a fee, however if you are having some concerns with your treatment plan or any new medication prescribed, the treating practitioner will be more than happy for you to return to the clinic for a consultation to discuss your concerns. This may or may not be bulk-billed depending on the nature of the consultation.

	Time	Consult Fee	Application Fee	Medicare Rebate	Out of Pocket Costs
Medicinal Cannabis Initial Consult	15 minutes	$290.00 ($190 + Application Fee)	$100 per application*	$82.90	$207.10 w/ applications fees*
Ongoing Telehealth Consults	15 minutes	$100.00	N/A**	$42.85	$57.15**
Ongoing Telehealth Consults	Less than 6 months	$100.00	N/A**	$19.60	$80.40**

* The Medicinal Cannabis Application Fee covers the paperwork required to obtain TGA approval. This is a once off fee per medicinal cannabis strain

**If you change Medicinal Cannabis strains, then further application fees apply

NB – Dr Ali does not bulk-bill any of his consultations. Dr Ali is not contactable via email. All questions must be asked during your consultation. If you do need to follow up with questions, please book in for a phone call which will incur a fee. All fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change in accordance with Medicare rates.

Infusions

Infusion	Fee	Duration	Ingredients	Please Bring
Iron Infusion*	$250.00	45 minutes	Ferinject	Referral from GP Ferinject from chemist
Myers Cocktail Infusion	$272.00	45 minutes	Vitamin C 30g B-Dose 2mL Magnesium Sulphate 2.47g Glutathione 500mg	N/A
Vitamin C 15g Infusion	$193.00	45 minutes	Vitamin C 15g	N/A
Vitamin C 30g Infusion	$202.00	45 minutes	Vitamin C 30g	N/A

*We can perform Iron Infusions for new patients however we need a referral letter from your regular doctor. Your regular doctor will need to write you a script for the Ferinject (iron supplement) and you will need to pick this up from the chemist and bring this to your Iron Infusion appointment.

Non-Attendance

A non-Attendance Fee equivalent to the entire fee for the time and type of the consultation will be charged if appointments are missed without prior cancellation.

For new patient booking any functional health initial consultation we will require either credit card details on file for security or payment in full consult fee will be required prior to the appointment.

Facility Fees

Our treatment room may be utilised for certain services and procedures – please be aware that fees may be charged for certain dressings, bandages and other products. These charges are not claimable through Medicare.

Workplace Injury or Illness

Due to the current Medicare policy, we are unable to ‘bulk bill’ any treatment relating to an injury or illness that has occurred whilst at your workplace. Payment for all treatment relating to workplace injury or illness must be paid at the time of consultation unless you can provide details of an approved Work Cover claim, or we are able to commence a Claim for your injury or illness.

Psychology sessions

All fees are payable upon booking the session.

	Standard Fee	Notes
Standard 50 Minute Therapy with Provisional Psychologist	$128.35	NO Medicare or Private Health Fund rebate applies as provisional psychologists are not registered with Medicare.
Couples /Singles Life Coaching package	Workshop Fee: $150 per person Weekly Coaching Fee: $100 per person per week	Duration 13 weeks
Standard 50 Minute Couples & Family Therapy Session	$215.00	NO Medicare rebate applies. Private Health Fund rebate may apply.
Double Session 90 Minute Couples & Family Therapy Session	$350.00	NO Medicare rebate applies. Private Health Fund rebate may apply.

Assessments

We offer a variety of assessments including Autism, ADHD, Cognitive, IQ, Personality, and more. Assessments vary in price according to the duration of the testing, evaluation and report writing involved.

Cancellation Policy & Fee

Cancelation less than 48 hours’ notice: Full Fee: $150 per person
Cancellation more than 48 hours’ notice: No Cost
Workshop: No Refund
Weekly coaching for 13 weeks: up to one week before start: No Cost
After start: No Refund

Payment Policy

We ask for payment 48 hours before your appointment, or it will be cancelled.
Our payment methods are mentioned on the invoice.