AMA Submission re Surgical Assistants Draft Final Report
The AMA supports the recommendation that there should be no changes to the existing arrangements for billing for surgical assistants.
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In relation to proposals for MBS remuneration, the AMA does not support non-medical surgical assistants, including nurse practitioners, being remunerated through the MBS for the provision of surgical assistant services.