Contracts

Provided below are a selection of reference documents that are commonly referred to by Rural Doctors Association of New South Wales members in the setting up and day to day management of their VMO Contracts to work in NSW Rural Doctor Package Hospitals.

• A copy of the standard Fee-For-Service Contract with Practice Company — Rural Doctor Package Hospital.
• A copy of the standard Fee-For-Service Contract with Medical Practitioner — Rural Doctor Package Hospital.
• A copy of the RDA Settlement Package Clarifications Document March 1996.
• Information on the GST implications of VMO Fee For Service Contract and payment to practice companies, provided by the Rural Doctors Association Solicitors' Phillips Fox.
• A copy of the policy directive Payment of Visiting Medical Officers In Rural Doctors’ Settlement Package Hospitals Indexation of Fees From 1 August 2008.
• The RDA NSW Recommended Schedule 1 for Area Health Service Contracts.
• The Rural VMO/HMO Contract of Liability Coverage (including Private Inpatient Indemnity Cover).
• Information on the Area Health Services' Liability to VMOs Injured when attending patients in the Emergency Department, provided by the Rural Doctors Association Solicitors' Phillips Fox.