5Item taken to refer only to the first service of a particular kind

5 Item taken to refer only to the first service of a particular kind

For the purposes of an item in Group P1 (Haematology):

(a) if pathology services of a kind referred to in item 65017 or 65019 are rendered for a patient during a period when the patient is in hospital, the item applies only to the first pathology service of that kind rendered for the patient during that period; and

(i) tests (except tests mentioned in item 65023) are carried out in relation to a patient episode; and

(iii) in response to a request made within 14 days of the patient episode, further tests (except tests mentioned in item 65023) are carried out on the stored material;