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- Re-referral is not required for ongoing specialist follow-up care. However, either the referring doctor or the specialist may determine that a new consultation is medically necessary, and re-referral is required within 6 months of the last service.
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If you feel a new consultation is medically necessary after more than 6 months have passed since the patient's last visit to that specialist, then most specialists’ practices would require re-referral to resume care, and you would normally re-refer the patient.
- Changes to the re-referral process benefit doctors and patients
Significant changes will come into effect July 1 that will...
- Changes to the re-referral process benefit doctors and patients
However, there is no automatic referral termination after consultation. Patients may remain referred cases indefinitely if there are: medical necessity, agreement between consultant and patient, and ongoing care. Re-referral is not required for a specialist to bill specialist follow up fees for continuing care. (Reference General Preamble D.2.5)
Jun 5, 2023 · Significant changes will come into effect July 1 that will reduce burdens on doctors and patients when it comes to re-referrals to see a consultant. It means that, in many cases, patients will be able to continue to see their consultant or specialist for an ongoing problem without having to go back to the referring doctor (usually their family ...
Jun 26, 2023 · Significant changes have been made to the MSC Payment Schedule to improve the re-referral process, effective July 1, 2023. These changes are a result of the work done by the Consultation and Referral Working Group, set up via the 2022 Physician Master Agreement (PMA).
Does the Implicit Re-Referral expire, or can it be repeated indefinitely? Yes, the IRR/SC can be repeated indefinitely, as long as the rules of General Preamble D.2.3 Subsequent Consultation are met each time.
Jun 11, 2023 · With the new referral fee structure, specialists seeing a referred patient after six months can bill a full consultation if all requirements of a consultation are met, while family physicians...
consultation process, both within institutions and in the community, demands clear and timely reciprocal communication between the registrants making the referral, the registrant providing the consultation, and the patient.
