MBS Review Advisory Committee – Surgical Assistants – Final report

The MBS Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) established the Surgical Assistant Working Group (SAWG) to consider 2 issues:

• whether medical surgical assistants are charging patients excessive fees and, if so, what could be done to address the situation
• whether patients should receive a Medicare rebate when a surgeon chooses to use an appropriately experienced and qualified non-medical surgical assistant.