DVA fee schedules and Notes for Allied Health Providers are updated regularly. Verify the current line on the DVA Fee Schedules and DVA Notes for Allied Health Providers before claiming. This page does not include fee amounts. Last reviewed 28 April 2026.
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DVA Allied Health Treatment Cycles
DVA allied health treatment is delivered in *treatment cycles* — a defined episode of care, capped at up to 12 sessions or 12 months (whichever ends first), and closed with a written end-of-cycle report back to the referring GP. Subsequent cycles require a fresh GP referral. The cycle structure is the single most important DVA-specific framework allied health practitioners need to document against.
What this covers
- Treatment cycle 1 commences from the GP referral date.
- Up to 12 sessions per cycle (some professions and item structures differ — check current DVA Notes).
- End-of-cycle report sent to the referring GP before the cycle ends or at the final session.
- New cycle requires a new GP referral; the GP considers the end-of-cycle report when issuing it.
Eligibility
- Veteran holds a current Gold or White Card (and the treatment relates to an accepted condition for White Card holders, or is covered by NLMH for mental-health treatment).
- GP referral is current.
- Provider is registered with DVA.
Your notes must show
Documentation tests — what notes need to record to match what DVA asks, for fee-for-service and end-of-cycle reviews.
- Referral source and date — establishes the cycle start.
- Cycle number for the current episode of care.
- Initial assessment: presenting issue, baseline measures, function-focussed goals, treatment plan.
- Session-by-session progress notes referenced to the treatment plan.
- End-of-cycle outcome summary: sessions delivered, outcome-measure change versus baseline, functional changes, recommendation (discharge / further cycle / referral elsewhere).
Common audit failures
Patterns DVA flag at end-of-cycle review or fee-for-service audit.
- Sessions claimed beyond the cycle limit without a fresh referral.
- No end-of-cycle report on file (or report dated months after the final session).
- Outcome measures absent, or claimed without comparison to baseline.
- Generic "ongoing supportive treatment" recommendations rather than discharge planning.
- Treatment-plan goals not function-focussed — DVA reviewers flag goal language that is symptom-focussed without functional translation.
Authoritative sources
Documentation tests on this page reference DVA Notes for Allied Health Providers and the published DVA programme rules. Always confirm current rules against the official DVA sources before claiming.
Related DVA references
Templates for DVA work
Note templates inside Grounded Scribe for DVA initial assessments, cycle progress notes, and end-of-cycle reports — function-focussed by default and aligned to the documentation tests above.
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