Prolonged Attendance in Treatment of a Critical Condition (Items 160 164)

The conditions to be met before services covered by items 160‑164 attract benefits are:‑

(i)               the patient must be in imminent danger of death;

(ii)              if the personal attendance is not continuous, the occasion on which the service is provided is taken to be the total time of the attendance; and

(iii)             if personal attendance on a single patient is provided by 1 or more general practitioners, specialists or consultant physicians concurrently, each general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician may claim an attendance fee.