Do sessional Visiting Medical Officers have the same Rights of Private Practice as Salaried Medical Officers?

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Is there the same concept of Rights to Private Practice for Sessional VMOs? We have not been able to locate any specific information on this combination. Essentially are we allowed to bill MBS for pain medicine consults under the Sessional VMO name (with referrals in place) and retain that billing to offset our costs? The facility was a public facility located in NSW.

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