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U996
U996 – First person seen - Hospital Out-Patient - Nights (00:00-07:00)
OHIP General Preamble Code — GENERAL PREAMBLE · Schedule of Benefits
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Special visit: Hospital Out-Patient Department, first person seen. By when the visit starts. Schedule of Benefits GP71.. Toronto time.
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| Weekday daytimeMon–Fri 07:00–17:00 | |
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| Weekday eveningMon–Fri 17:00–24:00 |
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| NightEvery day 00:00–07:00 |
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| Weekend or holidaySat, Sun & holidays 07:00–24:00 |
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A premium for the first person seen during a non-elective special visit to a hospital out-patient department, for visits that commence between 00:00 and 07:00 on any day. Fee $102.80 (no max. per time period). Schedule of Benefits Special Visit Premium Table II, Hospital Out-Patient Department (). The time the special visit takes place must be documented in the medical record (). Bill with the appropriate A-prefix assessment from the General Listings.
The time at which the special visit takes place must be documented on the medical record.
Special visit means a visit initiated by a patient or an individual on behalf of the patient for the purpose of rendering a non-elective service or, if rendered in the patient's home, a non-elective or elective service.
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