Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_147
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 147
Character Range: 105055–108157

147                           Professional attendance lasting more than 30 minutes at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant physician or specialist in the practice of the consultant physician's or specialist's specialty of geriatric medicine to review a management plan previously prepared by that consultant physician or specialist under items 141 or 145, if:  362.35
                              (a) the review is initiated by the referring medical practitioner practising in general practice or a participating nurse practitioner; and
                              (b) during the attendance:
                              (i) the patient's health status is reassessed; and
                              (ii) a management plan that was prepared under item 141 or 145 is reviewed and revised; and
                              (iii) the revised management plan is explained to the patient and (if appropriate) the patient's family and any carers and communicated in writing to the referring practitioner; and
                              (c) an attendance to which item 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 116 or 119 applies has not been provided to the patient on the same day by the same practitioner; and
                              (d) an attendance to which item 141 or 145 applies has been provided to the patient by the same practitioner in the preceding 12 months; and
                              (e) an attendance to which this item or 143 applies has not been provided by the same practitioner in the preceding 12 months, unless there has been a significant change in the patient's clinical condition or care circumstances that requires a further review

Division 2.8—Group A5: Prolonged attendances to which no other item applies

2.8.1  Restrictions on items in Group A5
 (1) Items 160 to 164 apply only to a service provided in the course of a personal attendance by one or more general practitioners, specialists or consultant physicians on a single patient on a single occasion.
 (2) If the personal attendance is provided by one or more general practitioners, specialists or consultant physicians concurrently, each general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician may claim an attendance fee.
 (3) However, if the personal attendance is not continuous, the occasion on which the service is provided is taken to be the total time of the attendance.

2.8.2  Items in Group A5
  This clause sets out items in Group A5.
Note: The fees in Group A5 are indexed in accordance with clause 1.3.1.

Group A5—Prolonged attendances to which no other item applies
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Item                                                           Description                                                                                                                                                                        Fee ($)