| 001 | Road ambulances: Long distance claims (items 111, 129 and 141) will be rejected unless the distance travelled with the patient is reflected. Long distance charges may not include item codes 102, 125 or 131. |
| 002 | No after hours fees may be charged. |
| 003 | Road ambulances: Item code 151 (resuscitation) may only be charged for services provided by a second vehicle (either ambulance or response vehicle) and shall be accompanied by a motivation. Disposables and drugs used are included unless specified as additional cost items (see below). |
| 004 | A BLS (Basic Life Support) practice (Pr. No. starting with 13) may not charge for ILS (Intermediate Life Support) or ALS (Advanced Life Support); an ILS practice (Pr. No. starting with 11) may not charge for ALS. An ALS practice (Pr. No. starting with 09) may charge for all codes. |
| 005 | A second patient is transferred at 50% reduction of the basic call cost. |
Rule 005 MUST be quoted if a second patient is transported in any vehicle or aircraft in addition to another patient.
| 006 | Guidelines for information required on each COIDA ambulance account: |
Road and air ambulance accounts
| • | Name and ID number of the employee |
| • | Diagnosis of the employee's condition |
| • | Summary of all equipment used if not covered in the basic tariff |
| • | Name and HPCSA registration number of the care providers |
| • | Name, practice number and HPCSA registration number of the medical doctor |
| • | Response vehicle: details of the vehicle driver and the intervention undertaken on patient |
| • | Place and time of departure and arrival at the destination as well as the exact distance travelled |
| • | (Air ambulance: exact time travelled from base to scene, scene to hospital and back to base) |
| • | Details of the trip sheet should be captured in a medical report provided for on the COID system. |
