for uninsured services - Saskatchewan Medical Association

SECTION A.4:Pharmacists; Private care home shift supervisor.GENERAL SERVICESNo claim may be made for telephone calls in which only a physician proxy, e.g. nurseor clerk, speaks with the allied health care personnel or family members. No claimmay be made for telephone calls regarding patients in hospital receiving acute care.FeeWhere the allied health personnel requests information or advice by facsimile,e-mail, or other electronic means, the physician may respond by telephone, facsimile,e-mail, or other electronic means. Contacts from the patient's family representativeare restricted to telephone calls.All interactions must be recorded on the patient's chart, including the name andprofessional capacity of the allied health care personnel involved and the advice given.A maximum of three contacts are payable per day. Codes 790A and 791A are notbilliable for this patient on the day this code is billed.793A Telephone calls/facsimile/e-mail on behalf of palliative patient $24.60Prescription renewal by telephone call, facsimile, e-mail or otherelectronic meansTelephone call pharmacist initiated for the purpose of refilling aprescriptionPrescription Renewal Phone Call794A Phone call -- Not payable in addition to any other $9.80 *payment for the same date of servicePrescription Renewal Fax/E-mail795A Fax call -- Not payable in addition to any other $9.80 *payment for the same date of serviceRemote Telephone call from Primary Health Nurse/TriageNurse in another community761A Not payable in addition to any other payment $40.00 *for the same date of service (max per day - 1call per patient)Additional calls or visits will only be paid byreport. Payment is restricted to telephoneconversations initiated by remote primary healthnurse/triage nurse seeking advice about themanagement of a patientAll Calls must be recorded on the patient's chartincluding the name of the primary healthnurse/triage nurse involvedRemote Consultations Between PhysiciansMajor Telephone Assessment and Advice769A includes: pertinent family history, patient history, $99.00history of presenting complaint, discussion withreferring physician of functional enquiry andexamination of all parts and systems, review oflaboratory and/ or other data, diagnosis/ assessmentrecord and written submission of the consultant'sopinion and recommendations to the referringdoctor, but without the consulting physician seeingthe patientSMA FEE GUIDE- A38 -April 1, 2012