SIRA Workers Compensation 2019 Fee Rates

2019 NSW SIRA Workers Compensation Fee Rates
General Practitioners
Chiropractic, Osteopathy & Physiotherapy (Allied Health) & Psychology

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The following tables summarise the frequently used codes by general practitioners and allied health professionals who see patients subject to the NSW SIRA Workers Compensation.

SIRA Workers Compensation NSW 2019 fees

The following charges for services are applicable from 1 January 2019 onward. All amounts are exclusive of GST, if applicable.

• Workers Compensation General Practitioner SIRA Fees 2019

• Workers Compensation Chiropractic Physiotherapy Osteopathy SIRA Fees 2018

• Workers Compensation Psychology SIRA Fees 2018

Information and wording provided by SIRA online at http://www.sira.nsw.gov.au

If your patient has been involved in an accident, they may be entitled to compensation and hence, be able to seek appropriate medical treatment as required and more frequently, without apprehension of being accountable for medical costs.

Please refer your patients to West Legal & Associates where we can confidently guide your patients through the complexities of the legislative environment.

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Background

September 2015 brought on a raft of governmental changes that impacted how medical and allied health practitioners interacted with injury claimants, subject to the workers compensation and motor vehicle accident schemes.

Since 1 September 2015,

• WorkCover NSW was abolished and its role assumed by the Insurance and Care NSW (iCare);
• A new NSW insurance regulator had been created which is called the State Insurance Regulatory Authority, also known as SIRA; and
• SafeWork NSW was created as an independent workplace safety regulator.

The separation of these insurance functions was recommended in various inquiries into WorkCover to address any conflict of interest between the insurance regulatory and insurance service delivery functions.

So remember, you need to refer to iCare, as WorkCover doesn’t exist anymore.

West Legal & Associates

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