15_615_0118_1_3_TH
ECI Professional - Music Therapist - Telehealth

Line Item Description

Line item 15_615_0118_1_3_TH covers early childhood intervention music therapy delivered remotely via video conferencing or telecommunications technology. It enables Registered Music Therapists (RMTs) to provide flexible capacity-building support, early interventions, and caregiver training to young children and their families when in-person visits are not suitable or preferred.

What Can Be Claimed
* Remote Therapy Sessions: Live, interactive individual sessions conducted via secure video call using singing, music-making, and rhythm strategies to build developmental skills.
* Virtual Caregiver Coaching: Remote sessions designed to coach parents, carers, or early learning educators on how to embed music-based therapeutic strategies into natural daily routines.
* Telehealth Functional Evaluations: Remote assessments of functional capacity, emotional regulation, and communication needs to establish or update a child's therapy plan.
* Online Collaboration: Remote case conferencing with key workers, educators, or multidisciplinary allied health teams supporting the participant.

Provider & Delivery Requirements
* Qualifications: Delivered by a Registered Music Therapist (RMT) holding an accredited degree and registered with the Australian Music Therapy Association.
* Clinical Suitability: The provider must confirm that telehealth delivery is appropriate for the child's developmental needs and offers clear therapeutic benefits.
* Informed Consent & Technology: Sessions must be delivered using secure, fit-for-purpose telehealth software with prior agreement from the participant's family.
* Excluded Supports: Cannot be claimed for setup/troubleshooting time, general phone calls, or pre-recorded "therapy in a box" video kits.