K708

PDF page 157 / A29

CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
 FAMILY PRACTICE & PRACTICE IN GENERAL (00)
     Multidisciplinary cancer conference
       A multidisciplinary cancer conference (MCC) is a service conducted for the purpose of
       discussing and directing the management of one or more cancer patients where the physician
       is in attendance either in person, by telephone or videoconference as a participant or
       chairperson in accordance with the defined roles and minimum standards established by
       Ontario Health.
   K708 MCC Participant, per patient...................................................         37.05
   K709 MCC Chairperson, per patient ................................................           47.75
   K710 MCC Radiologist Participant, per patient................................                37.05
   K711 MCC Nuclear Medicine Participant for patients requiring PET
             scan, per patient................................................................. 37.05
       Payment rules:
       1.K708, K709, K710, and K711 are only eligible for payment in circumstances where:
              a.the MCC meets the minimum standards, including attendance requirements, established
                by Ontario Health; and
              b.the MCC is pre-scheduled.
          2.K708, K709, K710, and K711 are eligible for payment for each patient discussed where the
            total time of discussion for all patients meets the minimum time requirements described in the
            table below, otherwise the number of patients for K708, K709, K710, and K711 are payable
            will be adjusted to correspond to the overall time of discussion.
          3.K708, K710, and K711 are only eligible for payment if the physician is actively participating in
            the case conference, and their participation is documented in the record.
          4.K708, K710, and K711 are each limited to a maximum of 5 services per patient per day, any
            physician.
          5.K708, K710, and K711 are each limited to a maximum of 8 services, per physician, per day.
          6.Only K708 or K709 or K710 or K711 is eligible for payment to the same physician, same day.
          7.K709 is limited to a maximum of 8 services per physician, per day.
          8.Any other insured service rendered during a MCC is not eligible for payment.
          9.K708, K709, K710, and K711 are not eligible for payment where a physician receives
            payment, other than by fee-for-service under this Schedule, for the preparation and/or
            participation in a MCC.
          10. K708 and K709 are not eligible for payment to physicians from the following specialties:
            Radiation Oncology (34), Diagnostic Radiology (33) and Laboratory Medicine (28).
          11. K710 is only eligible for payment to physicians from Diagnostic Radiology (33).
          12.K711 is only eligible for payment to physicians from Nuclear Medicine (63).
          Medical record requirements:
          1.identification of the patient and physician participants;
          2.total time of discussion for all patients discussed; and
          3.the outcome or decision of the case conference related to each of the patients discussed.
          [Commentary:
          1.The 2006 Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference standards can be found at the Ontario Health
            website at the following link: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/guidelines-advice/types-of-
            cancer/286
          2.“Payment, other than by fee-for-service” includes compensation where the physician
            receives remuneration under a salary, primary care, stipend, APP or AFP model.

Master, record 3037. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

K70820260401999999990000037050000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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.