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Can the same specialist-to-specialist referral be used for a patient seen in private rooms and then as a public outpatient?

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Specialist receives specialist referral in their private rooms (at a private hospital) for their private patient and sees them for an initial appointment. Specialist then sees this same patient in a public Hospital outpatient clinic utilising the same private specialist to specialist referral and bills for treatment. Is this compliant and can a referral be utilised in this manner?

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