51BMeaning of associated medical practitioner

51B Meaning of associated medical practitioner (1) For item 725 and item 727, an associated medical practitioner is a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not including a specialist or consultant physician) who, if not engaged in same general practice as the medical practitioner mentioned in that item, performs the service mentioned in the item at the request of the patient (or the patient’s guardian). > general practice means a business, consisting of 1 or more medical practitioners, that provides a general practice of medical services.