K101

PDF page 46 / GP32

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.]

PDF page 118 / GP104

GENERAL PREAMBLE
OTHER PREMIUMS
    Non-elective Surgical Procedures (including fractures or dislocations), Obstetrical Deliveries,
    Clinical Procedures Associated with Diagnostic Radiological Examinations, Ground Ambulance
    Transfer (K101), Air Ambulance Transfer (K111), Transport of Donor Organs (K102), Return
    Trip (K112), or one of the following Major Invasive Procedures:
    G060, G061, G062, G065, G066, G067, G068, G082, G083, G085, G090, G099, G117, G118,
    G119, G125, G176, G177, G178, G179, G211, G224, G246, G248, G249, G260, G261, G262,
    G263, G268, G269, G275, G277, G279, G280, G282, G287, G288, G290, G297, G298, G303,
    G309, G322, G323, G324, G330, G331, G336, G347, G348, G349, G356, G376, G379, G380,
    G509, J001 to J068, and X112 when required for intussusception

Master, record 2957. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

K10120260401999999990000060000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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.