Teaching physician guidelines
"When the GE modifier is used does a Supervisor have to be in the building or can he review and sign off on a PG3 note?"
for Medicare, in the building is my understanding and this is only for 99201-99203, 99212-99213. Any and ALL other levels of service must be physically staffed. So all hospital visits and level 4-5's in the office.
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/clm104c12.pdf
Teaching physicians submitting claims under this exception may not supervise more than four residents at any given time and
must direct the care from such proximity as to constitute immediate availability. Teaching physicians may include residents with less than 6 months in a GME approved residency program in the mix of four residents under the teaching physician’s supervision. However, the teaching physician must be physically present for the critical or key portions of services furnished by the residents with less than 6 months in a GME approved residency program. That is, the primary care
exception does not apply in the case of residents with less than 6 months in a GME approved residency program.
Teaching physicians submitting claims under this exception must:
• Not have other responsibilities (including the supervision of other personnel) at
the time the service was provided by the resident;
• Have the primary medical responsibility for patients cared for by the residents;
• Ensure that the care provided was reasonable and necessary;
• Review the care provided by the resident during or immediately after each visit.
This must include a review of the patient’s medical history, the resident’s findings
on physical examination, the patient’s diagnosis, and treatment plan (i.e., record
of tests and therapies); and
• Document the extent of his/her own participation in the review and direction of
the services furnished to each patient.
Hope this helps!
Chris