The claimant is then responsible for forwarding the cheque, with any outstanding amount,
to the medical practitioner.
Repeat the steps in section 8.1 until you reach the ACCOUNT PAID menu.
ACCOUNT PAID
1 FULLY PAID
2 PARTIALLY PAID
3 UNPAID
Select 3 for Unpaid.
ACCOUNT REF. NO
Enter the account reference number or just
press ENTER.
DATE OF SERVICE
DDMMYY
080208
Press ENTER to accept default date. If a
different date is required, press CLEAR to
remove default date then enter correct date in
format ddmmyy and press ENTER.
REQUESTING PROV. NO
Enter the requesting provider number and
press ENTER, if there is no requesting provider
number just press ENTER.
REQ. OVERRIDE TYPE
1 SELF DEEMED
2 LOST
3 EMERGENCY
If no requesting provider number was entered
in the previous screen, please select the
number that represents the REQ. OVERRIDE
TYPE.
REQ. ISSUE DATE
DDMMYYYY
If REQUESTING PROV. NO is entered, REQ.
PERIOD TYPE must also be entered.
MBS ITEM 1
Select first MBS ITEM NUMBER. Select PREV or
NEXT from the menu by pressing the CHQ or
CR soft-function keys until you locate the MBS
ITEM NUMBER.
CHARGE AMOUNT 1
Press ENTER to accept the amount displayed, or
to enter a different amount, press CLEAR then
enter the amount and press ENTER.
ITEM OVERRIDE CODE 1
1 N/A
2 NOT DUPLICATE
3 NOT NORMAL A’CARE
Select appropriate item override code from the
list, if no item override code applies press 1 to
select N/A.
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