Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105:clause:2_92423
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01105
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 92423
Character Range: 186006–189925

92423                                                                                                                                 Telehealth attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty (other than psychiatry) of at least 20 minutes in duration after the first attendance in a single course of treatment for a review of a patient with at least 2 morbidities (which may include complex congenital, developmental and behavioural disorders) if:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               139.55
                                                                                                                                      (a) a review is undertaken that covers:
                                                                                                                                      (i) review of initial presenting problems and results of diagnostic investigations; and
                                                                                                                                      (ii) review of responses to treatment and medication plans initiated at time of initial consultation; and
                                                                                                                                      (iii) comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment; and
                                                                                                                                      (iv) review of original and differential diagnoses; and
                                                                                                                                      (b) the modified consultant physician treatment and management plan is provided to the referring practitioner, which involves, if appropriate:
                                                                                                                                      (i) a revised opinion on the diagnosis and risk assessment; and
                                                                                                                                      (ii) treatment options and decisions; and
                                                                                                                                      (iii) revised medication recommendations; and
                                                                                                                                      (c) an attendance on the patient to which item 110, 116 or 119 of the general medical services table or item 91824, 91825, 91826 or 91836 applies did not take place on the same day by the same consultant physician; and
                                                                                                                                      (d) item 132 of the general medical services table or item 92422 applied to an attendance claimed in the preceding 12 months; and
                                                                                                                                      (e) the attendance under this item is claimed by the same consultant physician who claimed item 132 of the general medical services table or item 92422; and
                                                                                                                                      (f) this item, or item 133 of the general medical services table has not applied more than twice in any 12 month period
Subgroup 6 – Consultant psychiatrist telehealth services