for uninsured services - Saskatchewan Medical Association

SECTION E:PSYCHIATRYCase ConferenceIs where a psychiatrist confers, in relation to several patientsat one time, with a physician, nurse or some otherprofessional person participating in the provision of servicesto the patients or in the supervision or monitoring of thepatients.Must be a formal scheduled session. A single conferencefee billed in the name of one patient covers all the patientsreviewed at the conference. A maximum of six caseconferences per patient per year is billable. The physicianshould keep appropriate documentation of time and place.Fee142E - per conference (not patient) - first 30 minutes or part thereof $140.00144E - add to 142E for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof $70.00PsychotherapyPsychotherapy is a form of treatment for mentalillness, behavioral maladaptions and/or otherproblems, in which a physician establishes aprofessional relationship with a patient for thepurposes of removing, modifying or retardingexisting symptoms or attenuating or reversingdisturbed patterns of behavior, by one or moreapproaches or methods from the generallyrecognized divisions of psychology (i.e. analytic,behavioristic, gestalt, hormic, introspective). Itis recognized that techniques may include hypnosis.Group Psychotherapy33E Group size 7 to 9 persons -- first hour, $59.20per person34E -- each subsequent 30 minutes or $29.60major part thereof, per personA maximum of 2 hours applies to a combinationof 33E and 34EFamily Psychotherapy (Billed in the nameof head of family, indicating names ofother members treated)SMA FEE GUIDE - E4 - April 1, 2012