52AMeaning of review of plans

52A Meaning of review of plans (1) For item 725, review of a GP management plan, a multidisciplinary community care plan, or a multidisciplinary discharge care plan, means a process by which the medical practitioner: (a) reviews the matters mentioned in subrule 49 (1) of the 2004 General Medical Services Table or subrule 49A (1), as applicable; and (b) if different arrangements need to be made, makes amendments to the plan that: (i) state those new arrangements; and (ii) provide for further review of the amended plan by a date specified in the plan. (2) Review of the plan also includes: (a) explaining to the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) the steps involved in the review; and (b) recording the patient’s agreement to the review of the plan; and (c) if amendments are made to the plan: (i) offering a copy of the amended plan to the patient and the patient’s carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees); and (ii) adding a copy of the amended plan to the patient’s medical records.