MBS item Yes. Item 594 is to be claimed whenever a vocationally recognised GP, GP Registrar Regarding the new MBS item 594 - The claiming or other medical practitioner performs an additional attendance after completing an descriptor references practitioner’ ‘medical entitlements for urgent consultation under item 585, 588 or 591. The descriptor for this item in the rather than Practitioner. Does this ‘General AMDS Program (GMST) applies the item apply to VR GPs and GP Registrars Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations participants medical practitioner term to cover all doctors who work in a general practice setting, when they perform subsequent attendances including those who: after completing an urgent consultation? hold a specialist qualification from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and/or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine; have been vocationally registered by the Department of Human Services (DHS) under s3F of the (the HIA) Health Insurance Act 1973 have attained standing as a GP Registrar because of their participation on a general practice training program that is recognised by one or both of the Colleges; have met the definition of an eligible non-vocationally recognised GP under clause 1.1.1 of the GMST through participation on the AHOMPs, Rural Other Medical Practitioners (ROMPs), the Outer-Metropolitan Other Medical Practitioners (OM-OMPs) or the MedicarePlus for Other Medical Practitioners (MOMPs) Programs; and are other medical practitioners who qualify to claim MBS items, but who do not fall into one of the above groups. No. GP Registrars are participants on the Australian General Practice Training Are AMDS Program participants treated as Program (AGPT), the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) or the Australian GP Registrars for MBS item claiming College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s Independent Training Pathway. purposes?
MBS item claiming entitlements for AMDS Program participants Regarding the new MBS item 594 - The descriptor references ‘medical practitioner’ rather than ‘General Practitioner. Does this item apply to VR GPs and GP Registrars when they perform subsequent attendances after completing an urgent consultation? Yes. Item 594 is to be claimed whenever a vocationally recognised GP, GP Registrar or other medical practitioner performs an additional attendance after completing an urgent consultation under item 585, 588 or 591. The descriptor for this item in the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations (GMST) applies the medical practitioner term to cover all doctors who work in a general practice setting, including those who: hold a specialist qualification from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and/or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine; have been vocationally registered by the Department of Human Services (DHS) under s3F of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the HIA) have attained standing as a GP Registrar because of their participation on a general practice training program that is recognised by one or both of the Colleges; have met the definition of an eligible non-vocationally recognised GP under clause 1.1.1 of the GMST through participation on the AHOMPs, Rural Other Medical Practitioners (ROMPs), the Outer-Metropolitan Other Medical Practitioners (OM-OMPs) or the MedicarePlus for Other Medical Practitioners (MOMPs) Programs; and are other medical practitioners who qualify to claim MBS items, but who do not fall into one of the above groups. Are AMDS Program participants treated as GP Registrars for MBS item claiming purposes? No. GP Registrars are participants on the Australian General Practice Training Program (AGPT), the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s Independent Training Pathway.
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