Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
R 385
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Scale of FeesAnnual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2018SpecialistsIII. Procedures4. Respiratory system4.7 Intensive care |
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Intensive care |
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(in intensive care or high care unit): Respiratory, cardiac, general ) |
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4.7.1 |
Tariff items for intensive care |
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Category 1: Cases requiring intensive monitoring (to include cases where physiological instability is anticipated, e.g. diabetic pre-coma, asthma, gastro-intestinal haemorrhage, etc.) Please note that item 1204 may not be charged by the responsible surgeon for monitoring a patient post-operatively in ICU or in the high-care unit since post-operative monitoring is included in the fee for the procedure |
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1204 |
Category 1: Per day |
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718.20 |
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718.20 |
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Category 2: Cases requring active system support (wehere active specialised intervention is required in cases such as acute myocardial infarction; diabetic coma, head injury, severe asthma, acute pancreatic eclampsia, flail chest, etc.) Ventilation may or may not be part of the active system support |
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1205 |
Category 2: First day |
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1206 |
Category 2: subsequent days, per day |
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1207 |
Category 2: After two weeks, per day |
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Category 3: Cases with multiple organ failure or Category 2 patients that may require multidisciplinary intervention |
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1208 |
Category 3: first day (principal practitioner) |
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1209 |
Category 3: First day (per involved practitioner) |
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1210 |
Category 3: Subsequent days (per involved practitioner) |
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1211 |
Cardio-respiratory resuscitation: Prolonged attendance in cases of emergency (not necessarily in ICU) 50,00 clinical procedure units per half hour or part thereof for the first hour per practitioner, thereafter 25,00 clinical procedure units per half hour up to a maximum of 150,00 clinical procedure units per practitioner. Resuscitation fee includes necessary additional procedures e.g. infusion, intubation, etc. |
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1212 |
Ventilation: first day |
75 |
1795.50 |
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1795.50 |
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1213 |
Ventilation: Subsequent days |
50 |
1197.00 |
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1197.00 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1214 |
Ventilation: After two weeks, per day |
25 |
598.50 |
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598.50 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1215 |
Insertion of arterial pressure cannual |
25 |
598.50 |
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598.50 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1216 |
Insertion of Swan Ganz catheter for haemodynamics monitoring |
50 |
1197.00 |
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1197.00 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1217 |
Insertion of central venous line via peripheral vein |
10 |
239.40 |
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239.40 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1218 |
Insertion of central venous line via subclavia or jugular vein |
25 |
598.50 |
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598.50 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1219 |
Hyperalimentation (daily fee) |
15 |
359.10 |
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359.10 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1220 |
Patient-controlled analgesic pump: Hire fee: Per 24 hours (Cassette to be charged for according to item 0201 per patient) |
30 |
718.20 |
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718.20 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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1221 |
Professional fee for managing a patient-controlled analgesic pump: First 24 hours |
30 |
718.20 |
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718.20 |
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Fees as for specialist |
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