18 December March 2021 changes to MBS items for respiratory and sleep studies December 18, 2020 By Announcement, Communication, Department of Health, MBS 0 From 01 March 2021, there will be a number of minor changes to some MBS items for respiratory and sleep studies. MBS Explanatory Note DN.1.17 (items 12203 and 12250) – this note will be amended to reduce the recommended scoring criteria for the ‘STOP-BANG’ screening tool from 4 to 3. Items 30696, 30710, 41889, 41892, 41895, 41898, 41901, 41905 – these eight interventional procedural items will be relocated from subgroups 1 and 8 of group T8 to subgroup 6 of group T8 on the MBS. The items will be deleted and replaced by new item numbers 38416, 38417, 38419, 38420, 38422, 38423, 38425 and 38426. A factsheet on these MBS changes, and the updated item descriptors and Explanatory Notes can be downloaded below. This information will also be published on the ‘Factsheets’ tab on the MBS online website. Attached Files Descriptors and explanatory notes - 1 March 2021 changes to thoracic medicine items.pdf 454 KBFactsheet - minor 1 March 2021 thoracic medicine changes.pdf 434.34 KB Related Articles MBS: Minor changes to MBS sleep study items From 1 November 2019, there will be a number of minor changes to some MBS items for sleep studies. Changes to MBS items – Assignment of benefit and signature requirement Important changes to the Coal Mine Workers’ Health Scheme – commencing 1 March 2019 The Queensland Government has made important changes to the Coal Mine Workers’ Health Scheme that came into effect on 1 March 2019. These changes affect medical providers who provide examinations or health assessments for Queensland’s coal mine workers Update on implementation of MBS cardiac services items for 01 July 2021 FAQs for new and amended PBS listings from 01 March 2021 FAQs MBS Quick Guide to Covid-19 Items _ February 2021 Comments are closed.