When a patient is in hospital under a specialist's care, and the family physician or pediatrician is not actively managing the case, the family physician or pediatrician may claim supportive care benefits (03.05M, 03.05MA). The following criteria apply:

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2. the patient, the patient's family or the most responsible physician specifically requests that the family physician or pediatrician visit for the purposes of liaison or reassurance.

If medical complications develop or are present which require active management by the family physician, hospital visits should be claimed in accordance with GR 4.8.