8. Application of items 63545 and 63546

(1) For any particular patient, items 63545 and 63546 apply to a service performed: (a) at the request of a specialist or consultant physician in accordance with subsection 8(2); and (b) in a permissible circumstance; and (c) using: (i) eligible equipment; or (ii) partial eligible equipment. (2) For any particular patient, a request for items 63545 and 63546 must be: (a) made in writing; and (b) identify the clinical indications for the service. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(b), a service is performed in a permissible circumstance only if it is: (a) both: (i) performed under the supervision of an eligible provider who is available to monitor and influence the conduct and diagnostic quality of the examination, including, if necessary, by personal attendance on the patient; and (ii) reported by an eligible provider; or (b) performed in an emergency; or (c) performed because of medical necessity, in a remote location.