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title: MBS March 30, 2020 Jaffa Release - COVID19 Stage 4
slug: portal-sub/mbs-march-30-2020-jaffa-release-covid19-stage-4
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:14.263Z
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MBS March 30, 2020 Release NotesMBS Files

Intrahealth have posted JFA files containing the MBS updates to support the stage 4 COVID-19 response from 30th, March 2020. Importing this file will create the MBS rates active for all services contained in the MBS file released.Details of the items changed in these update are available from the MBS Web site ([http://www.health.gov.au/internet/mbsonline/publishing.nsf/Content/Home](http://www.health.gov.au/internet/mbsonline/publishing.nsf/Content/Home)) This release contains two files:1.MBS\_20200330\_CombinedUpdate descriptions amended.jfa: This file contains all the rates as published by Medicare.2.MBS\_20200330\_AdditionaRatesForGPsWhoBillAllServicesWithMC85.jfa: This file contains all the items with 100% rates but loaded against the MC85 service rate (Optional). It is recommended that GP's who bill all services using the MC85% rate load this second file.Please note we have copied exactly what Medicare has given us in the source files to the Jaffa in terms of the MC, MC85 and MC75 rates. Some derived fees were calculated where the required rate was not available. For example, item 4 can be claimed at 100% or 75% but item 3, which it is derived from, only has a 100% rate published. We have calculated the 75% rate in this case.Descriptions longer than 2000 characters in length have been shortened to 2000 characters.Short descriptions have only been supplied for new items to avoid overwriting customised descriptions.Items which are not derived from a single item do not have rates specified.If you want to adjust your private rates you can add them in the new 01/03/2020 period in Maintain\Services\Financial tab.

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