8Referrals by psychiatrists and paediatricians for pervasive developmental disorder services

8 Referrals by psychiatrists and paediatricians for pervasive developmental disorder services

(1) This section applies to items 82000 to 82035 in Schedule 2. (2) For items 82000, 82005, 82010 and 82030 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry must be a referral for a service to which any of items 296 to 370 (except item 359) of the general medical services table applies. (3) For items 82000, 82005, 82010 and 82030 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of paediatrics must be a referral for a service to which any of items 110 to 131 of the general medical services table applies. (4) For items 82015, 82020, 82025 and 82035 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry must be a referral for a service to which item 289 of the general medical services table applies. (5) If a child has previously been provided with a service mentioned in item 289, a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry may only refer the child for a service to which any of items 296 to 370 (excepting item 359) of the general medical services table applies. (6) For items 82015, 82020, 82025 and 82035 the referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of paediatrics must be a referral for a service to which item 135 of the general medical services table applies. (7) If a child has previously been provided with a service mentioned in item 135, a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of paediatrics may only refer the child for a service to which any of items 110 to 131 of the general medical services table applies. (8) If a child has previously been provided with a service mentioned in item 137 or 139, the medical practitioner cannot refer the child for a service to which item 135 or 289 of the general medical services table applies.