Oa No. 52 - Registration Of Rehabilitation Providers

COMCARE OPERATIONAL ADVICE No. 52

REGISTRATION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDERS

General Managers

State Managers

Rehabilitation Managers

System Administrators

Director, Systems

State Executive Officers

The problems and issues involved in the registration of rehabilitation providers was discussed at the Rehabilitation Managers conference, 14‑16 August 1989.  It was agreed that all approved rehabilitation providers should only be registered on the "service provider organisation" listing.

2.  Compense will be changed to ensure that rehabilitation providers cannot be added to the "medical treatment provider" table. Rehabilitation payments will only be made, in future, to provider organisations flagged as approved rehabilitation providers on the system. Rehabilitation advisors need to ensure that ALL approved rehabilitation providers are registered on the "provider organisation" table.

3.  Please ensure that NO provider in the "medical treatment provider' table is flagged as a rehabilitation provider on your system. If such cases exist, deactivate the flag and transfer the provider to the "provider organisation" table. If the provider is an individual, their full name and title (ie Dr John Smith) must be entered in the "Organisation Name' field to appear on the cheque for payment. A new provider number must also be issued for the rehabilitation provider to quote on each invoice.

SUE HAMILTON

Deputy Chief Executive

29 August 1989