A680

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A680 Initial assessment – substance abuse ...................................      164.95
     Payment rules:
     1.A680 is limited to one per patient per physician or practice group except in circumstances
       where a 12 month period has elapsed since the most recent insured service rendered to the
       patient by the same physician.
     2.A680 is not eligible for payment for the assessment of substance abuse related to smoking
       cessation.
     [Commentary:
     1.For assessment services related to smoking cessation, see general listings, A957, K039 and
       E079 services, as applicable.
     2.For the purpose of A680, practice group is defined as those physicians who are part of the
       same billing group or are co-located and have shared access to the patient’s medical record.
     3.Unless otherwise specified in the Schedule, the calculation of time excludes (1) time devoted
       to any other service or procedure for which an amount is payable in addition to the
       assessment and (2) non-patient-facing time such as such as time spent reviewing charts,
       imaging, or documentation, etc.]

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CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
 FAMILY PRACTICE & PRACTICE IN GENERAL (00)
          Medical record requirements:
          1.Start and stop times of the service must be recorded in the patient’s permanent medical
            record or the amount payable for the service will be adjusted to a lesser assessment fee.
          2.A DSM diagnosis must be recorded in relation to each problematic substance in the patient’s
            permanent medical record or the amount payable for the service will be adjusted to a lesser
            assessment fee.
          3.Relevant information obtained in the provision of all elements of the service must be
            recorded in the medical record or the amount payable for the service will be adjusted to a
            lesser assessment fee.
   C680 Initial assessment – substance abuse – subject to the same
            conditions as A680 .............................................................   164.95

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CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES
   DEFINITIONS:
    For the purposes of this section of the Schedule only, the following Definitions apply:
     Comprehensive Virtual Care Service means a Virtual Care Service rendered where an
     Existing/Ongoing Patient-Physician Relationship exists, and in the physicians’ professional
     opinion in accordance with accepted professional standards and practice, the person's care
     and support requirements can be effectively and appropriately delivered by Video or
     Telephone.
     Existing/Ongoing Patient-Physician Relationship means:
 1. Where a physician is providing a Virtual Care Service to a patient where there has been at least
    one insured service with a direct physical encounter between the patient and that physician
    (Family and General Practice Physician or specialist) in the preceding 24-months; or
 2. Where a physician is providing a Virtual Care Service to a patient who has signed the MOH’s
    Patient Enrollment and Consent to Release Personal Health Information form and is enrolled to
    that physician or another physician within the same group (who is signatory/locum to a MOH
    alternate funding plan agreement); or
 3. Where a specialist or GP Focused Practice Physician is providing a consultation by Video set
    out in Appendix J – Section 1, or has provided any such consultation in the preceding 24-
    months to that patient; or
     [Commentary:
     Where the visit leading to the referral for consultation has occurred virtually, it would be
     expected that the referring physician has an established relationship with the patient and that
     the clinical issue leading to the referral has been assessed in-person within the previous 12-
     months.]
     [Commentary:
     Where a physician who has been paid for a consultation for the patient for the same diagnosis
     makes a request for a referral for ongoing management of the patient, the service rendered
     following the referral is not payable as a consultation, unless the request for referral, if the
     referral is made, allows for an ongoing patient physician relationship in the context of a
     consultation by Video.]
 4. Where a physician provides any of the following services, or has provided any of the following
    services in the preceding 24-months:
            •   A920 – Medical management of early pregnancy - initial service by Video or
                Telephone,
            •   A945/C945 – Special palliative care consultation by Video,
            •   A320/C320 - Special Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) consultation by Video,
            •   A680/C680 – Initial assessment - substance abuse by Video,
            •   A814, A817, A818 – Midwife or Aboriginal Midwife-Requested Assessments
                (MRAs) by Video,
            •   A802 – Extended midwife or Aboriginal Midwife-requested genetic assessment by
                Video,

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APPENDIX J
VIDEO ONLY
     A010A, A011A, A015A, A016A, A021A, A025A, A026A, A035A, A036A,
     A045A, A046A, A050A, A055A, A056A, A065A, A066A, A075A, A076A,
     A085A, A086A, A095A, A096A, A116A, A130A, A135A, A136A, A150A,
     A155A, A156A, A160A, A165A, A166A, A175A, A176A, A180A, A185A,
     A186A, A190A, A191A, A192A, A195A, A196A, A197A, A198A, A205A,
     A206A, A210A, A220A, A223A, A225A, A226A, A235A, A236A, A245A,
     A246A, A253A, A255A, A256A, A260A, A265A, A266A, A275A, A285A,
     A286A, A315A, A316A, A320A, A325A, A335A, A345A, A346A, A355A,
     A356A, A365A, A375A, A385A, A395A, A400A, A405A, A415A, A416A,
     A425A, A435A, A445A, A446A, A460A, A465A, A466A, A470A, A475A,
     A476A, A485A, A486A, A515A, A525A, A545A, A565A, A575A, A580A,
     A586A, A590A, A595A, A600A, A605A, A606A, A615A, A616A, A625A,
     A626A, A635A, A636A, A645A, A646A, A655A, A662A, A665A, A667A,
     A675A, A680A, A682A, A695A, A710A, A715A, A720A, A725A, A726A,
     A735A, A745A, A770A, A775A, A795A, A800A, A801A, A802A, A814A,
     A817A, A818A, A835A, A845A, A865A, A906A, A913A, A914A, A915A,
     A925A, A935A, A945A, C010A, C013A, C014A, C015A, C016A,
     C020A, C023A, C024A, C025A, C026A, C033A, C034A, C035A, C036A,
     C043A, C044A, C045A, C046A, C051A, C053A, C054A, C055A, C063A,
     C064A, C065A, C066A, C071A, C073A, C074A, C075A, C076A, C083A,
     C084A, C085A, C086A, C093A, C094A, C095A, C096A, C111A, C113A,
     C114A, C116A, C130A, C131A, C133A, C134A, C135A, C136A, C150A,
     C151A, C153A, C154A, C155A, C156A, C160A, C161A, C163A, C164A,
     C165A, C166A, C173A, C174A, C175A, C176A, C180A, C181A, C183A,
     C184A, C185A, C186A, C190A, C193A, C194A, C196A, C203A, C204A,
     C205A, C206A, C210A, C220A, C223A, C225A, C226A, C233A, C234A,
     C235A, C236A, C243A, C244A, C245A, C246A, C255A, C260A, C263A,
     C264A, C265A, C266A, C270A, C275A, C283A, C285A, C286A, C311A,
     C313A, C314A, C315A, C316A, C320A, C325A, C335A, C341A, C343A,
     C344A, C345A, C346A, C353A, C354A, C355A, C356A, C365A, C375A,
     C385A, C395A, C411A, C413A, C414A, C415A, C416A, C425A, C435A,
     C441A, C443A, C444A, C445A, C446A, C460A, C461A, C463A, C464A,
     C465A, C466A, C470A, C471A, C473A, C474A, C475A, C476A, C480A,
     C481A, C483A, C484A, C485A, C486A, C510A, C511A, C515A, C545A,
     C565A, C570A, C575A, C580A, C585A, C586A, C590A, C595A, C600A,
     C601A, C603A, C604A, C605A, C606A, C611A, C613A, C614A, C615A,
     C616A, C623A, C624A, C625A, C626A, C635A, C643A, C644A, C645A,
     C646A, C655A, C661A, C662A, C665A, C667A, C675A, C680A, C682A,
     C695A, C720A, C721A, C723A, C724A, C725A, C726A, C710A, C713A,
     C715A, C735A, C745A, C760A, C770A, C775A, C795A, C845A, C865A,
     C895A, C915A, C925A, C935A, C945A, K630A, W025A, W026A,
     W075A, W076A, W130A, W150A, W155A, W156A, W165A, W185A,
     W190A, W196A, W235A, W236A, W275A, W310A, W355A, W356A,
     W375A, W395A, W425A, W435A, W465A, W466A, W510A, W511A,
     W515A, W516A, W535A, W720A, W725A, W726A, W770A, W775A,
     W795A, W895A, W925A

Master, record 273. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

A68020260401999999990000164950000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.