Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_137
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 137
Character Range: 92909–95240

137                                                                                  Professional attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a specialist or consultant physician (not including a general practitioner), following referral of the patient to the specialist or consultant physician by a referring practitioner, for a patient aged under 25, if the specialist or consultant physician:  278.75
                                                                                     (a) undertakes, or has previously undertaken in prior attendances, a comprehensive assessment in relation to which a diagnosis of an eligible disability is made (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider); and
                                                                                     (b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include:
                                                                                     (i) documentation of the confirmed diagnosis; and
                                                                                     (ii) findings of any assessments performed for the purposes of formulation of the diagnosis or contribution to the treatment and management plan; and
                                                                                     (iii) a risk assessment; and
                                                                                     (iv) treatment options (which may include biopsychosocial recommendations); and
                                                                                     (c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to:
                                                                                     (i) the referring practitioner; and
                                                                                     (ii) one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient;
                                                                                     (other than attendance on a patient for whom payment has previously been made under this item or item 135, 139, 289, 92140, 92141, 92142 or 92434)
                                                                                     Applicable only once per lifetime