A physician on rotation duty in the emergency department or in an AACC or UCC may claim a comprehensive consultation when the conditions in GR 4.3 have been met.
Consultations may only be claimed when ALL of the following criteria have been met:
Consultations may NOT be claimed for transfer of care or pre operative assessments.
Consultations are billable up to and including the day of surgery.
A limited consultation may be claimed when dealing with one particular problem and shall include interpretation of laboratory tests, and a written report to the referring physician, audiologist, midwife, chiropractor, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist, physical therapist or nurse practitioner who must care for the patient in the future. A claim for a limited consultation may be made when there is a written request or other documented communication from the referring physician, audiologist, midwife, chiropractor, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist, physical therapist, nurse
practitioner or their agent for an opinion or treatment by the emergency physician.
Consultations may only be claimed when ALL of the following criteria have been met:
Consultations may NOT be claimed for transfer of care or pre operative assessments.
Consultations are billable up to and including the day of surgery.
