Holistic Professional Health Care Serving Melbourne's West

Authorised Health Services

Authorised allied health services include:

• allied health professionals working in private practice providing essential clinical care where telehealth services are not clinically appropriate; or
• allied health services provided by allied health professionals working in private practice providing care through telehealth and other virtual care options;

What does this mean for Chiropractic & Acupuncture?

Chiropractor & Acupuncture practitioners are able to provide “essential clinical care” where telehealth services are not clinically appropriate.

The Department of Health has clarified the difference between essential clinical care and routine care.

• to prevent a significant change/deterioration in functional independence which would result in an escalation of care needs
• to provide assessment and diagnostic services to clients / patients whose care have been delayed as a result of previous restrictions, with any further delay likely to result in deterioration in functional independence or adverse health outcomes

All chiropractic & acupuncture clients are advised that under this definition of essential clinical care, routine care is not permitted.

The strict definition of ‘essential care’ means the majority of private practice patients should rescheduled until after the lockdown.

Patients should be seen only if delaying their care for seven days will lead to significant deterioration of their health.

What does this mean for Psychology?

Psychology will be by telehealth, or by face-to-face (but only for urgent care where telehealth is not clinically appropriate)

What does this mean for Remedial Massage & Naturopathy?

At this stage both naturopathy, massage therapy, remedial massage therapy and myotherapy are not listed as authorised face to face health services that are permitted to treat during the lockdown.

Naturopathy consults can be delivered via telehealth.