Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Allied Health and other Primary Health Care Services) Determination 2024
10Application of case conference items generally
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10 Application of case conference items generally
(1) This section applies to items 10955, 10957, 10959, 80176, 80177, 80178, 82001, 82002 and 82003 in Schedule 2. (2) For the purposes of an item mentioned in subsection (1): (a) community case conference has the meaning given by clause 7.1.1 of the general medical services table; (b) multidisciplinary case conference has the meaning given by clause 1.1.4 of the general medical services table; (c) multidisciplinary case conference team has the meaning given by clause 1.1.5 of the general medical services table as if the items were also specified in subparagraph 1.1.5(1)(b)(i); (d) participate has the meaning given by clause 2.16.16 of the general medical services table; and (e) mental health case conference has the meaning given by clause 7.1.1 of the general medical services table.
Patient and multidisciplinary case conference team member attendance requirements
(3) An item mentioned in subsection (1) may apply to a service provided for a patient if the patient is not in attendance. (4) An item mentioned in subsection (1) does not apply to a service if the minimum number of members of the multidisciplinary case conference team are not in attendance. (5) For subsection (4), the minimum number of members is 3. (6) For subsections (3) and (4), attendance is taken to include attending in person, by phone or by video conference.
Note: this is consistent with the requirements of the incorporated meaning of multidisciplinary case conference team in subsection (2).
Attendance options for the eligible allied health practitioner or eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care professional
(7) For the purposes of an item mentioned in subsection (1), attendance by the eligible allied health practitioner or eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care professional may: (a) be provided in person, by phone or by video conference; and (b) differ from the means of attendance provided by other members of the multidisciplinary case conference team.