The GPSC has made changes to some of its fees to enable delegation, simplify billing, and clarify requirements. These changes are part of the GPSC’s continued efforts to support full-service family doctors to improve access to care and services.
As part of the service requirements for the GPSC planning fees, doctors may now delegate non-face-to-face planning tasks to College-certified allied care providers working in a GP practice. This change affects the following four GPSC incentives:
The Personal Health Risk Assessment (Prevention) (G14066) has been amended to align with the GPSC planning fees. Physicians are no longer required to bill a visit fee in addition to the G14066 fee. A visit fee may still be billed in addition if medically required and does not take place concurrently with the face-to-face planning included under G14066. This change is effective 1 January 2019.
To reflect a recent change to MSP’s counseling fee 0120, the GPSC added the following note to some of its mental health fees: “Documentation of the effect(s) of the condition on the patient and what advice or service was provided is required.” This note has been added to the following five GPSC fees:
It is recommended that GPs ensure that clinical notes for any 0120 or GPSC mental health management fee billing include the required documentation as of 1 December 2018.
For details on all of these changes, including links to updated GPSC billing guides, visit www.gpscbc.ca [9].
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