The fees and allowances (structure and rates) relating to the under-6 GP contract are set out in Schedule 1 of that contract, i.e. the agreement for the provision of services for the Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, as per the attached table. The contract is available online at:
http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Under-6s-Form-of-Agreement-GP-Contract1.pdf
The other relevant payments outlined in the final row of the table are set out in Schedules 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Statutory Instrument 277/2013, which is available online at: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2013/si/277/made/en/pdf.
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Fees and Allowances payable to GP contract holders in respect of Child Patients on their panel
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€
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Annual Capitation Fee per Child Patient on the GP’s panel, which includes two periodic assessments, one at age two and one at age five.
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€125.00
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Initial Asthma diagnosis and registration after the Child Patient reaches the age of two years
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€50.00
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Enhanced capitation in year one post registration (subject to submission of annual dataset return). Includes two visits, one at three months post registration and an annual review visit.
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€90.00
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Enhanced capitation for each subsequent year up to and including the age of five years (subject to submission of annual dataset return)
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€45.00
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Special Services (Special Items of Service) for Under 6 Patients
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Service
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Amount
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Removal of lodged or impacted foreign bodies from the:
(a) ear
(b) nose
(c) throat
(d) skin
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€24.80
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Removal of adherent foreign bodies from the conjunctival surface of the eye
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€24.80
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Suturing of cuts and lacerations (including application of tissue glue)
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€37.21
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Excisions/cryotherapy/diathermy of skin lesions
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€24.80
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Draining of abscess
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€24.80
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Nebuliser treatment in the case of acute asthmatic attack
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€37.21
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Treatment and plugging of nasal and dental haemorrhages
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€24.80
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Attendance by General Practitioner at case conferences
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€62.02
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All Other relevant payments, such as Out-of-Hours, Rural Practice Allowance, Second Medical Opinion, Practice Support Subsidies, Contribution towards Locum expenses, etc. will be in accordance with the rates payable under the General Medical Services (GMS) Capitation Contract.
