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National Gazette No. 43139, 25 March 2020, Vol 657, Page 26

20200325 - National Gazette No 43139 of 25-March-2020, Volume 657, page 26

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 43139, from 25 March, 2020
Department	Labour
Notice	Page No. 24 of 38, Notice No. 201, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (130/1993), as amended » Annual increase in medical tariffs for medical services providers » Dental Gazette

26    No. 43139               GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25 MARCH 2020

8140  Fee for treatment at a venue other than the surgery, inclusive of hospital  278.89
                     visits, treatment under general anaesthetic and home visits; per visit
                     Code 8140 may be applied concurrent with codes 8101 or 8104, but in accordance with rule
                     001

Drugs, medication and materials
               8183  Intra-muscular or sub-cutaneous injection therapy, per injection   75.38
                     (Not applicable to local anaesthetic)
               8220  Use of suture material provided by practitioner                       Reel
                                                                                           013
                     Miscellaneous services
               8109  Infection control, per dentist, per hygienist, per dental assistant, per visit  26.67
                     Code 8109 includes the provision by the dentist of new rubber gloves, masks, etc. for each
                     patient
               8110  Provision of sterilized and wrapped instrumentation in consulting rooms  75.20
                     The use of this code is limited to heat, autoclave or vapour sterilised and wrapped
                     instruments
               8168  Behaviour management, by report                                     172.09
                     May be reported  in addition to treatment provided. Should be reported in 15 minute
                     increments
                     Notes:
                     If requested, the report must be made available at no charge
                     The use of this code is limited to general dental practitioners and specialists in community
                     dentistry
                     Limitation
                     May be reported in addition to treatment provided, when the patient is developmentally
                     disabled, mentally ill, or is especially uncooperative and difficult to manage, resulting in the
                     dental staff utilising additional time, skill and / or assistance to render treatment.
                     The code can only be billed where treatment requires extraordinary effort and is the only
                     alternative to general anaesthesia. The fee includes all pharmacological, psychological and
                     physical management adjuncts required or utilized.
                     Notation and justification must be recorded in the patient record identifying the specific
                     behavior problem and the technique used to manage it.
                     Billed in 15-minute units. (maximum 4 units per visit and allowed once per patient per day).
                     Limited to 12 units per year.
              8304   Rubber dam, per arch                                                132.75

(Refer to the guidelines for the application of a rubber dam in the preamble to the category
                     "Endodontics ")

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