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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 132
Character Range: 82798–85096

132                                                                                               Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty (other than psychiatry) lasting at least 45 minutes for an initial assessment of a patient with at least 2 morbidities (which may include complex congenital, developmental and behavioural disorders) following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner, if:  278.75
                                                                                                  (a) an assessment is undertaken that covers:
                                                                                                  (i) a comprehensive history, including psychosocial history and medication review; and
                                                                                                  (ii) comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment; and
                                                                                                  (iii) the formulation of differential diagnoses; and
                                                                                                  (b) a consultant physician treatment and management plan of significant complexity is prepared and provided to the referring practitioner, which involves:
                                                                                                  (i) an opinion on diagnosis and risk assessment; and
                                                                                                  (ii) treatment options and decisions; and
                                                                                                  (iii) medication recommendations; and
                                                                                                  (c) an attendance on the patient to which item 110, 116 or 119 applies did not take place on the same day by the same consultant physician; and
                                                                                                  (d) this item has not applied to an attendance on the patient in the preceding 12 months by the same consultant physician