GP contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan (RACF / hospital discharge, face-to-face)

Contribution by a general practitioner to (a) a multidisciplinary care plan for a patient in a residential aged care facility, prepared by that facility, or to a review of such a plan; or (b) a multidisciplinary care plan prepared for a patient by another provider before the patient is discharged from a hospital, or to a review of such a plan. Face-to-face attendance. Telehealth video equivalent is item 92027.

Plain-English summary. See MBS Online for the verbatim descriptor of each item.

Time

Not specified

Frequency

Once per 3-month period (exceptions for significant clinical changes documented as exceptional circumstances).

Referral

Not required

Profession

General Practitioner

Requirements to bill

Conditions imposed by the descriptor that must be met to claim this item.

1A multidisciplinary care plan must already have been prepared by another provider — 731 is a contribution item, not a preparation item.
2Patient must be either a resident of an aged care facility OR have a plan prepared in connection with a hospital discharge.
3GP must be a non-specialist, non-consultant-physician medical practitioner.
4Service must be face-to-face (telehealth video equivalent is 92027).
5Patient must not have received a GP chronic condition management plan service (965 / 967 / 92029 / 92030) within the preceding 3 months — the GPCCMP framework excludes 731 contribution claims during the same care episode.
6At least 3 months must have elapsed since the previous 731 / 92027 claim, unless exceptional circumstances apply.

Your notes must show

Documentation tests — what clinical notes need to demonstrate to survive a PSR audit.

Identification of the lead provider who prepared the plan (RACF, discharging hospital, or another medical provider) and the date of preparation.
Setting confirmation — RACF resident (with facility name) OR hospital-discharge planning (with admission and discharge dates).
The GP's specific clinical contribution — assessment, recommendation, prescribing, or coordination input added to the plan.
Communication evidence — written or documented contribution provided to the lead provider or care team.
Confirmation that no GPCCMP service has been claimed for this patient in the preceding 3 months.
Date of the previous 731 / 92027 claim (if any) — must be more than 3 months ago, or exceptional circumstances must be documented.

Common audit failures

Patterns the Professional Services Review scheme and Medicare audits flag.

Item 731 claimed within 3 months of a 965 / 967 / 92029 / 92030 claim for the same patient.
Item claimed for a non-RACF, non-hospital-discharge patient — those scenarios use 729.
Item claimed within 3 months of the previous 731 / 92027 claim without exceptional-circumstances documentation.
No evidence of contribution — note reads as a routine RACF visit (item 20-series) without specific input to the multidisciplinary plan.
No identification of the lead provider who prepared the plan.
Item billed by a specialist or consultant physician — 731 is GP-only.

Related MBS items

965

GP Chronic Condition Management Plan — preparation

967

GP Chronic Condition Management Plan — review (face-to-face)

729

GP contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan (non-RACF, face-to-face)

232

PMP contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan (RACF / hospital discharge, face-to-face)

92027

GP contribution to a multidisciplinary care plan (RACF / hospital discharge, video telehealth)

Templates that document this item

Note templates inside Grounded Scribe that produce documentation aligned to this MBS item.

GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (965)

GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (MBS item 965) for patients with chronic and complex conditions. Documents the diagnoses, agreed goals, patient and GP actions, services from other providers, and a mandatory review date. Structured to satisfy the post-1-Jul-2025 GPCCMP framework that replaced the legacy GPMP (721) and TCA (723) items, and to support the patient's ongoing chronic care.

In-depth reading in the Library

Medicare Audit-Ready Documentation: A GP's Guide to MBS Item Number Compliance

Professional Services Review audits can result in repayment demands, exclusion from Medicare, and public referral. Your clinical notes are the primary evidence in any PSR investigation. This guide details exactly what your documentation must contain to withstand scrutiny.

Source authority

Documentation tests on this page reference the descriptor conditions and PSR-audit patterns covered in our existing Library guides. Always confirm current rules against the official descriptor.

Item 731 on MBS Online

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