If a patient is having chemotherapy at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill for treatment under that doctor’s provider number because they created and approved the treatment regime?

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Question: Wanting to confirm that if a patient is on a chemotherapy regime at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill the treatment under the doctor’s provider number, as they created and approved the treatment pathway? For example: A patient has chemotherapy scheduled on Thursday, their doctor goes on holiday on the Wednesday, so the covering doctor sees the patient and bills for a consultation. The patient’s usual doctor (who is on holiday) is still allowed to bill for the treatment code though, as they created the pathway. Is that correct?

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