FROM 1ST JAN 2025 – NEW PATIENTS WILL REQUIRE TO PAY FOR THEIR INITIAL APPOINTMENT
ALL FOLLOWING CONSULT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BULK BILLED.
CHILDREN 16YRS AND UNDER WILL CONTIUNE TO BE BULK BILLED FOR THEIR INITITAL APPOINTMENT.
NEW PATIENT INITAL CONSULT FEE
MON- FRI Fee $70 Rebate of $42.85
SUNDAY Fee $90 Rebate of $55.80
**If you have seen Dr Baisy Antony or Dr Regi Xavier at Petrie Medical Centre you are not classed as a new patient**
Petrie Medical centre is predominantly a bulk-billing surgery, and our aim is to provide patients with quality health care.
Bulk billing is available at this practice for all existing patients that hold a current Medicare card holders. Please remember to bring your Medicare Card with you to each appointment as well as your Pension & Health Care cards. Some medicals and visits are not covered by Medicare, for example procedures, commercial drives licence, employment medical assessment, insurance medicals related accidents and injuries, life insurance, superannuation etc. If you have any queries, please ask reception when making the appointment. Payment is required for additional services at the time of consultation.
To maintain bulk-billing entitlements at this surgery patients are required to attend their appointments on time and to notify the surgery of any cancellations “prior” to the appointment time. Failure to comply with these requirements on two or more occasions will result in a did not attend fee. Sunday and Public Holidays no warnings given.
For the benefit of your ongoing health care, ideally your Doctor would like to see you for any prescriptions including your repeat prescriptions.
A referral from your Doctor will be required before seeing a Specialist to obtain the maximum Medicare Rebate, as a mandatory requirement by the Health Insurance Commission. It is an offence for a Doctor to Back Date a referral, so please obtain your referral before your next specialist appointment.
Medical and sickness certificates can only be issued as a result of a consultation, there certificates cannot be legally backdated.
We encourage all patients to make an appointment for results. Any patient with any abnormal results will be recalled to the practice to discuss results with the doctor. Generally, turnaround times for pathology or radiology results is 1-2 days, however some results may take longer. You will be contacted either by a SMS or email or receive a call from our practice nurse notifying you of the same. In case you have not heard from our practice for your results, please feel free to contact the practice so we can advise you regarding the status of your results. No results will be given over the phone due to confidentiality reasons.
Our practice is committed to preventative care. We may send you a letter or text message offering you preventative health services appropriate to your care. If you do not wish to be part of this system, please let our receptionist know.
We can arrange for an interpreter for you during a consultation with the Doctor. Should you require the services of an interpreter, please advise the receptionist when making the appointment.
Please phone on 07 3285 5311to book an appointment, alternatively you can also book online either through our practice website (www.petriedoctors.com.au/) or via HotDoc . Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate your preferred time, emergencies will always be given priority.
Telephone consultations are available within the guidelines of Department of Health and our practice policy.
As a patient of this practice, you have the responsibility to:
Your medical record is a confidential document. It is the policy of our practices to always maintain security of personal health information and to ensure that this information is only available to authorised members of staff. Please click on the link www.privacy.gov.au to view detailed Privacy Policy of Petrie Medical Centre. To access further information on the privacy guidelines, visit www.privacy.gov.au