Sessional Radiologists Sample Clauses

Sessional Radiologists. (a) Radiologists appointed on a sessional basis by tertiary hospitals in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement will undertake all radiological services to patients referred to them in tertiary hospitals. (b) For the purpose of this subclause a radiological service is a radiological service as described in the Schedule to the Health Insurance Act 1973. (c) The number of sessions for service radiology in each tertiary hospital shall be based on the number of radiological services performed in the previous year ending 30 June divided by one thousand. (d) Each radiologist shall be paid at the sessional rate calculated in accordance with subclause (5) above, for 50% of the number of sessions for which the individual radiologist is appointed. The sessional payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this clause and shall be paid to each radiologist in post in each hospital by the Employer. (e) Remuneration of Radiologists for 50% of all other radiological services within the hospital shall be by way of a productivity rate of $32.00 for every service included in 50 per cent of all radiological services within the hospital. In lieu of, or complementary to these provisions, the AMA and the Employer shall develop by 31 December 2002, a baseline earnings pool arrangement relative to the past arrangements and the above changes. The rates paid under this subclause shall be increased by 3% on and from 1 January 2003 and 1 January 2004. The total amount of payment due under this subclause will be made monthly to a private accounting service nominated by the practitioners employed by the hospital to provide radiological services. The accounting service will be responsible for distributing the payments in whatever proportion is agreed with the Employer. (f) The Head of the Department of Radiology will be paid a management fee equivalent to two additional sessions every week, and the Deputy Head of the Department, if appointed, will be paid a fee equivalent to one additional session every week but the total number of sessions for which payment is made shall not exceed ten sessions every week. This allowance may be reduced by agreement between the AMA and the Employer. (g) To avoid doubt, the provisions of this clause, except subclause (5), shall apply to sessional radiologists. (h) Notwithstanding this subclause, the Employer and AMA may agree in writing to other arrangements for payment for radiological services.