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K024
K024 – Group psychotherapy - 5 people per unit
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A group psychotherapy session for 5 people. The fee is payable per member. Psychotherapy is a form of treatment for mental illness, behavioural maladaptations, and/or other problems that are assumed to be of an emotional nature. A physician deliberately establishes a professional relationship with the patients to remove, modify, or retard existing symptoms, attenuate or reverse disturbed patterns of behaviour, and promote positive personality growth. This service is calculated in time units of 30 minutes, with specific minimum time requirements for billing. Includes narcoanalysis or psychoanalysis or treatment of sexual dysfunction. See General Preamble pages to for full details on psychotherapy services.
The physician must maintain a separate record (independent of the patient's medical record) of the names and health numbers of all persons in attendance at each group counselling session or the service is not eligible for payment.
Psychotherapy outside hospital and hypnotherapy may not be claimed as such when provided in conjunction with a consultation or other assessments rendered by a physician during the same patient visit unless there are clearly defined different diagnoses for the two services. Unit means ½ hour or major part thereof - see General Preamble , to for definitions and time-keeping requirements.
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