Telehealth in Adelaide
South Australia runs half an hour behind the eastern states, so our line is open 8:30am to 6:30pm Adelaide time during standard time, seven days a week.
An Australian telehealth clinic
Telehealth in South Australia
Clinically guided care for South Australia, by video or phone, wherever you are.
LeafLine Clinic consults with South Australians by secure video or telephone, from Adelaide to the Riverland to the far side of the Eyre Peninsula. No waiting room, no parking, no half-day off work for a consultation.
South Australia runs half an hour behind the eastern states, so LeafLine Clinic’s line is open 8:30am to 6:30pm Adelaide time during standard time.
- Adelaide
- the Barossa
- the Fleurieu Peninsula
- the Riverland
- the Eyre Peninsula
- the Limestone Coast
Telehealth across South Australia
Consultations are held with patients located anywhere in South Australia at the time of the appointment. These are the centres patients across South Australia most often call from.
Telehealth in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is around 450 kilometres from Adelaide on the Limestone Coast. Patients here attend consultations from home instead of making the drive in either direction.
Telehealth in Whyalla
The Upper Spencer Gulf is served from Adelaide for most specialist care. Consultations run by video or telephone, so attending does not depend on the trip south.
Telehealth in Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln patients reach Adelaide by a long drive around the gulf or by air. A telehealth consultation removes the travel question from the appointment.
Telehealth in Riverland
Renmark, Berri and the wider Riverland sit close to the Victorian border and a long way from Adelaide. Telephone consultations work where the internet does not.
Town pages for South Australia
Every town and city in South Australia that the ABS counts at 10,000 people or more has its own page, with the SA rules that apply there, its Primary Health Network, the distance to Adelaide and the local hours. All town pages.
How approval works in South Australia
The federal approval comes from the Therapeutic Goods Administration under the Special Access Scheme. Your Clinician applies for it in their own name before prescribing, and it names that practitioner, so it does not pass to a new one.
Under section 18A of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), a Clinician needs an SA Health authority before continuing this kind of treatment past two months, and before starting it for a patient who has already been prescribed a drug of dependence for more than two months. SA Health also requires the authority before starting treatment for anyone the prescriber reasonably believes to be drug dependent. Patients aged 70 or over and Notified Palliative Care Patients are exempt.
Where an authority is needed, your Clinician applies for it alongside the federal approval and does not prescribe until both are in place. Before prescribing, your Clinician also checks ScriptCheckSA, South Australia’s real-time prescription monitoring system.
Last verified 27 October 2026. SA Health’s page (last updated 14 August 2026) loaded on 27 October 2026 and states the same section 18A triggers and exemptions as our 1 September 2026 read. The South Australian legislation site blocked automated reads, so the Act itself rests on our read of 5 September 2026. The federal approval rests on the TGA page as read on 7 September 2026.
- SA Health, patient access in South Australia (updated 14 August 2026, read 27 October 2026)
- Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), South Australian Legislation (read 5 September 2026)
- TGA, Special Access Scheme for individual patients (read 7 September 2026)
General information, not medical or legal advice. Your Clinician confirms which rules apply to you at your consultation.
Already a patient somewhere else?
If another clinic already prescribes for you, LeafLine can take over your care with your written consent. Time with your previous prescriber counts towards South Australia’s two-month rule, so bring the date your treatment began. Our page on changing clinics in South Australia covers your records, the SA rules and the transfer consultation.
Moving here
If you move to South Australia after more than two months of treatment elsewhere, expect your Clinician to need the section 18A authority before the next prescription, because SA Health counts earlier prescribing, including time with a previous prescriber. Give your clinic your SA address before your review, and have the date your treatment began and your previous prescriber’s details ready.
South Australia runs half an hour behind AEST, so an appointment booked for 11am AEST starts at 10:30am Adelaide time during standard time.
Our guide to moving interstate with your prescription sets out what carries over from your previous state, what your Clinician checks again, and what to tell your clinic before the move.
Getting started from South Australia
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Check your eligibility
Seven questions, about 90 seconds, confidential.
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See how consultations work
Video or telephone, with an AHPRA-registered Clinician.
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See the fees
Published before you book: initial consultation $29 (usually $79).
Questions from SA
Can I see a Clinician in Adelaide by telehealth?
Yes. Consultations with an AHPRA-registered Clinician are held by secure video or telephone with patients located anywhere in South Australia, Adelaide included. Bookings run 8:30am to 6:30pm Adelaide time during standard time, and no referral is needed.
Is LeafLine Clinic available in regional South Australia?
Yes. Consultations are available to patients located anywhere in South Australia at the time of the appointment, by video or telephone, including the Riverland, the Eyre Peninsula, the Limestone Coast, and the outback. A telephone consultation needs nothing more than phone reception.
What hours can South Australians reach LeafLine Clinic?
Support and bookings run 9am to 7pm Melbourne time, seven days a week, which is 8:30am to 6:30pm Adelaide time during standard time. During daylight saving, South Australian local times sit one hour ahead.
Do I need a referral in South Australia?
No referral is required anywhere in Australia, including South Australia. Eligibility screening is the way in: seven questions, about 90 seconds, confidential.
When does South Australia need its own authority?
Under section 18A of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), a Clinician needs an SA Health authority once this kind of treatment passes two months, before starting it for a patient already prescribed a drug of dependence for more than two months, and before starting it for anyone the Clinician reasonably believes to be drug dependent. Patients aged 70 or over and Notified Palliative Care Patients are exempt.
Does time with a previous clinic count in South Australia?
Yes. The authority is needed before starting treatment for a patient who has already been prescribed for more than two months, so a transfer after a long period of care usually begins with the authority application. Bring the date your treatment began to your first consultation.
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