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DVA Provider News
Last updated:
19 February 2021
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New items available through Rehabilitation Appliances Program
We have been working to improve the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) to broaden support available to our clients.
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DVA Occupational Therapy Schedule of Fees simplified
Occupational therapists will benefit from the simplified DVA Occupational Therapists Schedule of Fees which started on 1 March 2019.
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Changes to way orthotists deliver services to DVA clients
The way orthotists can deliver services to Australia’s veteran community is changing.
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Understanding the DVA Veteran Card — White
Patients who hold a DVA Veteran Card — White can receive DVA-funded healthcare for their disabilities and conditions accepted as war or service related.
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Findings from DVA Compliance Review of Dental Services
In 2018, DVA conducted a comprehensive compliance review of dental services provided to clients, for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2017.
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DVA Chiropractor Fee Schedule update reflects MBS spinal x-ray items
The DVA Chiropractors Schedule of Fees has been updated, effective from 1 February 2019, to reflect Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) limits on referrals for spinal x-rays.
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New look Veteran Card to replace DVA Gold and White Cards
The Australian Government is enacting an Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant in legislation so the nation can recognise the unique nature of military service and support veterans and their families.
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Check with DVA if you are unsure a medicine is subsidised
If you want to prescribe a clinically appropriate medicine that is not included on the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) Schedule of Items, you can speak to a pharmacist at VAPAC 24 hours a day, seven days a week, about prior approval.
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Your DVA patients may benefit from Veterans’ Home Care referral
Health providers including GPs, hospital discharge planners, community nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists may have veteran patients who can benefit from Veterans’ Home Care (VHC).
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Changes to DVA Dental Schedule from 1 November 2018
Technical changes to the DVA Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dentists and Dental Specialists and the DVA Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Prosthetists will come into effect 1 November 2018.