53BMeaning of contribute to a multidisciplinary care plan for items 729 and 731

53B Meaning of contribute to a multidisciplinary care plan for items 729 and 731 (1) For items 729 and 731, to contribute to a multidisciplinary care plan or to the review of a plan includes: (a) preparing part of the plan or amendments to the plan, and adding a copy of that part or those amendments to the patient’s medical records; or (b) giving advice to a person who prepares or reviews the plan, and recording in writing, on the patient’s medical records, any advice provided to such a person. > multidisciplinary care plan means a written plan that: (a) is prepared for a patient by: (i) a medical practitioner, in consultation with 2 other collaborating providers, each of whom provides a different kind of treatment or service to the patient, and 1 of whom may be another medical practitioner; or (ii) a collaborating provider (other than a medical practitioner), in consultation with at least 2 other collaborating providers, each of whom provides a different kind of treatment or service to the patient; and (b) describes, at least, treatment and services to be provided to the patient by the collaborating providers. (3) In this rule: > collaborating provider: (a) is a person who: (i) provides treatment or a service to a patient; and (ii) is not a family carer of the patient; and (b) includes a medical practitioner.