K001

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GENERAL PREAMBLE
 ASSESSMENTS
DETENTION
Definition/Required elements of service:
Detention is payable following another insured service when a physician is required to spend
considerable extra time in active treatment and/or monitoring of the patient to the exclusion of all other
work and in this section is based on 15-minute, or major part thereof, time units. The specific elements
are those for assessments.
 K001 Detention – per 15 minutes or major part thereof ...................               21.10
Payment rules:
  1. Detention is payable under the following circumstances:

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2. Detention is not eligible for payment in conjunction with diagnostic procedures, obstetrics, and
       those therapeutic procedures where the fee includes an assessment (e.g. non-IOP surgery).
    3. Detention is not eligible for payment for time spent waiting.
    4. For the purposes of calculation of time units payable for detention, the start time commences
       after the minimum time required for the assessment or consultation listed in the table has
       passed.
    5. K001 is not eligible for payment for same patient same day as A190, A191, A192 A195, A197,
       A198, A695, A795 or A895.
          Claims submission instructions:
          Claims for detention are assessed by a medical consultant on an IC basis and require the
          submission of a written explanation.

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Definition/Required elements of service:
Detention-in-Ambulance is payable for constant attendance with a patient in an ambulance, to provide
all aspects of care to the patient. Time is calculated only for that period during which the physician is
in constant attendance with the patient in the ambulance. The service includes an initial examination
and ongoing monitoring of the patient’s condition and all interventions, except in those circumstances
in which the Schedule provides for separate or additional payment for the intervention.
  K101 Ground ambulance transfer with patient per 15 minutes or
          major part thereof ...............................................................                    60.00
  K111 Air ambulance transfer with patient per 15 minutes or major
          part thereof .........................................................................                60.00
  K112 Trip to collect patient or return trip without patient to place of
          origin following air or ground ambulance transfer, per 15
          minutes or major part thereof .............................................                           21.10
Claims submission instruction:
Claims for Detention-in-Ambulance are assessed by a medical consultant on an IC basis and require
the submission of a written explanation.
        [Commentary:
        K101 is not applicable to attendance in a vehicle other than an ambulance, in which case K001
        may apply.]

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Definition/Required elements of service:
Detention for the Transport of Donor Organs is payable for time travelling to and from a donor centre
(excluding time spent in the donor centre) for the purpose of collecting and transporting to the
recipient hospital (a) donor organ(s), including fresh bone being harvested.
  K102 per 15 minutes or major part thereof (not eligible for payment
         with K001) ..........................................................................                  20.20
Claims submission instruction:
Claims for Detention for the Transport of Donor Organs are assessed by a medical consultant on an
IC basis and require the submission of a written explanation.
        [Commentary:
        Claims will be adjudicated on the basis of the most time-efficient means of travel to and from a
        donor centre.]

Master, record 2880. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

K00120250401999999990000021100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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.