Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_6042
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6042
Character Range: 496361–500189

6042                                            Attendance by an addiction medicine specialist in the practice of the addiction medicine specialist's specialty, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team of at least 2 other formal care providers of different disciplines, to participate in a community case conference (other than to organise and coordinate the conference) of at least 45 minutes, with the multidisciplinary case conference team                                                                                                                              127.50

Division 2.28—Group A32: Sexual health medicine

2.28.1  Meaning of organise and coordinate
  In items 6064 to 6075:
organise and coordinate, for a conference mentioned in the item, means undertaking all of the following activities:
 (a) explaining to the patient the nature of the conference;
 (b) asking the patient whether the patient agrees to the conference taking place;
 (c) recording the patient's agreement to the conference;
 (d) recording the day the conference was held and the times the conference started and ended;
 (e) recording the names of the participants;
 (f) recording the activities mentioned in the definition of multidisciplinary case conference in clause 1.1.4 and putting a copy of that record in the patient's medical records;
 (g) offering the patient and the patient's carer (if any and if the practitioner considers appropriate and the patient agrees), and giving each other member of the team, a summary of the conference;
 (h) discussing the outcomes of the conference with the patient and the patient's carer (if any and if the practitioner considers appropriate and the patient agrees).

2.28.2  Meaning of participate
  In items 6071 to 6075:
participate, for a conference mentioned in the item, means participation that:
 (a) does not include organising and coordinating the conference; and
 (b) involves undertaking all of the following activities in relation to the conference:
 (i) explaining to the patient the nature of the conference;
 (ii) asking the patient whether the patient agrees to the practitioner's participation in the conference;
 (iii) recording the patient's agreement to the practitioner's participation in the conference;
 (iv) recording the day the conference was held and the times the conference started and ended;
 (v) recording the names of the participants;
 (vi) recording the activities mentioned in the definition of multidisciplinary case conference in clause 1.1.4 and putting a copy of that record in the patient's medical records.

2.28.3  Items in Group A32
  This clause sets out items in Group A32.
Note: The fees in Group A32 are indexed in accordance with clause 1.3.1.

Group A32—Sexual health medicine
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Item                                                Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Fee ($)
Subgroup 1—Sexual health medicine attendances