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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.
RESTRICTIVE OVERRIDE CODE
1 N/A
2 SEPARATE SITES
3 NOT RELATED
4 NOT FOR COMPARISON
If N/A is selected in the previous screen, select
the appropriate restrictive override code, if no
restrictive override code applies press 1.
MBS ITEM 2
If applicable enter or select a second MBS item
number. Otherwise press ENTER.
SCP ID
Select the SCP ID number from the list. If there
is no SCP ID number, press 1 to select N/A.
If you wish to add a different SCP ID number,
enter 99 then enter the relevant SCP ID number
and press ENTER.
NO CONCESSION ENTITL
1 OVERRIDE
2 DECLINE
If CEV was requested and the patient does not
have any entitlement, press 1 to OVERRIDE or
press 2 to DECLINE the transaction.
ASSIGN BENEFITS
1 OK - ASSIGN BENEFITS
2 NO – DO NOT ASSIGN
The patient must agree to assign the Medicare
benefit payment to the practitioner by pressing
1. If the patient declines to assign the Medicare
benefit to the practitioner, they must press 2 to
cancel the transaction.
If the claim is successful the terminal will
produce a Bulk Bill Assignment Advice, hand
this to the patient. If the claim is unable to be
completed successfully, process the Bulk Bill
claim through an alternative channel.
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