Health Commission (Charges) Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)
Regulations 1981 No. 1 5 '
Health Commission (Charges) Regulations 2
(Amendment)
I, MICHAEL JOHN RANDAL M A C K E L L A R , the Minister of State for Health, hereby make the following Regulation under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975.
Dated 22 June 1981.
MICHAEL M A C K E L L A R Minister of State for Health
Schedule
1. The Schedule to the Health Commission (Charges) Regulations is
repealed and the following Schedule is substituted:
SCHEDULE Regulation 8
C H A R G E S F O R D E N T A L T R E A T M E N T
Column 1 Column 2 Prescribed Dental service charge
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Examinations
Oral examination, not being a second or subsequent examination (not including 8 . 3 0 any radiographs taken during the examination)
Second or subsequent examination (not including any radiog-aphs taken during 7 . 7 0 the examination)
Supply of a written report 3 . 9 0 Radiography
Taking of up to 14 radiographs in making a complete series of periapical radiographs 4 9 . 5 0 Taking of each radiograph in excess of 14 in making a complete series of periapical 5 . 30 radiographs
Single intraoral periapical or bitewing radiograph 8 .50 T w o intraoral periapical or bitewing radiographs taken during the 1 attendance 13 .60 Each intraoral periapical or bitewing radiograph in excess of 2 taken during the 1 5 .30 attendance
Single intraoral occlusal, maxillary or mandibular radiograph 13 .60 Single extraoral maxillary or mandibular radiograph 2 0 . 0 0 T w o extraoral maxillary or mandibular radiographs taken during the 1 attendance 3 3 . 5 0 SCHEDULE-cont inued
| Column 1 | Columr 2 |
| Prescribed | |
| Dental servic- | charge |
S
Diagnostic models
| Construction of diagnostic model of tipper or lower teeth | 8 .20 |
| Construction of diagnostic model of upper and lower teeth | . | 16 .40 |
Preventive services
| Removal | of plaque | 1 2 . 4 0 |
| Scaling and cleaning (including removal of plaque) | 17.80 |
| Topical application of fluoride -each application | 6 .10 |
| Oral hygiene instruction where a full attendance is taken up in giving the instruction | 16.40 |
| Provision of a mouthguard where the construction of a model is necessary | . | 33 .50 |
| Application of a desensitising agent . | . . . | . . . . | 6 .10 |
Periodontics
| Subgingival curettage (including any scaling and cleaning or oral hygiene instruction, and the provision of any medication for the condition treated)- each attendance | 17 .80 |
| Treatment of acute or chronic periodontal infection (including any scaling and cleaning or oral hygiene instruction, and the provision of any medication for the infection)—an attendance at which the procedure is performed other than a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment | 17.80 |
| Treatment of acute or chronic periodontal infection (including any scaling and cleaning or oral hygiene instruction, and the provision of any medication for the infection)—each attendance at which the procedure is performed that is a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment | 13.40 |
Oral surgery
| Simple removal of 1 tooth (including local anaesthetic if administered and any routine post-operative care) | 14.40 |
| Simple removal of teeth- removal of each tooth in excess of I during the 1 atten- dance (including local anaesthetic if administered and any routine post-operative | 9 .60 |
| Surgical removal of an erupted tooth (including local anaesthetic if administered and any routine post-operative care) | 4 9 . 5 0 |
| Surgical removal of a tooth with soft tissue impaction (including local anaesthetic and any routine post-operative care) | 4 9 . 5 0 |
| Surgical removal of a tooth with partial bone impaction (including local anaesthetic and any routine post-operative care) | 59 .00 |
| Surgical removal of tooth fragment, whether involving soft tissue only or also bone (including local anaesthetic if administered and any routine post-operative care) | 38 .50 |
| Attendance to give post-operative care (other than routine post-operative care) following the extraction of a tooth | 13 80 |
| Alveoloectomy (not including removal of tooth) | 29 .00 |
Endodontics
| Pulp capping | . | . | . | 3 . 9 0 |
| Pulpotomy | 13 80 |
| Endodontic treatment of a tooth with 1 root canal (including bio-chemica! debride- ment, canal obliteration and any radiographs taken, but not including restoration) | 9 4 . 0 0 |
| Endodontic treatment of a tooth with 2 root canals (including bio-chemical | 106.00 |
debridement, canal obliteration and any radiographs taken, hut not including
restoration)
SCHEDULE-continued
C o l u m n 1 C o l u m n 2 Prescribed
l> :n ta l service charge
$
Restorative services
R;s to r a t i on of I surface of a too th , using amalgam . . . . . . 16 .40 R :storatior; of 2 surfaces of a too th , using a m a l g a m
19 80
Res to ra t ion of 3 or more surfaces of a too th , using amalgatn 26 50
R : s t o r a t i o n o r 1 surface of a too th , using composi te resin 2 0 . 0 0
Res tora t ion of 2 surfaces of a too th , using composi te resin 2 4 . 0 0
Res to ra t ion of 3 o r m o r e surfaces of a too th , using composi te resin . . . 3 2 . 0 0
Silicate, cement filling . . . . 1 7 8 0 A:ry! ic or plastic tilling 17 .80
Supply and fixing of a direct gold inlay
T h e cost of the mater ia l ,
o r S82 whichever is the lesser
Re-cementing an inlay . . . . . 16 .40
Supply and fixing of a t empora ry crown 29 00
T e m p o r a r y res torat ion using a metal band 19 .80
I r se r t ion of a pin for the re tent ion of a t iding—each pin inserted 4 . 8 0
Oows and bridges
Supply and fixing of a crown or bridge
. . .
The cost o f the materials
or S362,
whichever
is the
levc.i,together
with $8 .50 for each 20 minutes of a t tendance
or part
thereof
Re-cementing a crown . . . 16 40
Re-cement ing a bridpe . . . . . . . . 19 80
Prosthetic sen-ices
Supply of comple te maxillary or m a n d i b u l a r den ture . . . . . . 205 .00 Supply of comple te maxillary and mand ibu l a r den ture 360 .00
Immedia te replacement of tooth in an immedia te comple te maxillary or mand ibu la r 2 00 denture
Supply of acrylic partial denture with 1 tooth 86 .00
Supply of acrylic pat t ial den ture with 2 teeth . . 100.00
Supply of acrylic partial denture with ? teeth . . . 118.00
Supply of acrylic partial den ture with 4 teeth . . 134.00
Supply of acrylic partial denture with 5, 6 , 7, g or 9 tee th . . . . . 164 00 Supply of acrylic partial den ture with 10, 11 or 12 teeth 192.00
Supply of cast cobalt c h r o m i u m alloy pariial denture with 1 too th The cost of
cast ing and the clasps
together
with $106SCHEDULE—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Prescribed | |
| Dental service | charge |
S
| Supply of cast cobalt chromium alloy partial denture with 2 teeth | The cost o f casting and |
| the clasps together with S124 | |
| Supply of cast cobalt chromium alloy partial denture with 3 teeth | The cost of casting and |
| the clasps together with 8144 | |
| Supply of cast cobalt chromium alloy partial denture with 4 teeth | The cost of casting and |
| the clasps together with 8156 | |
| Supply of cast cobalt chromium alloy partial denture with 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 teeth | The cost of casting and |
| the clasps together with 8192 | |
| Supply of cast cobalt chromium alloy partial denture with 10, 11 or 12 teeth . | The cost of casting and |
| the clasps together with 8220 | |
| Supply of additional retainer for a partial denture | 9 . 2 0 |
| Supply of additional occlusal rest for a partial denture where the rest is not used as | 4 . 5 0 |
part o f a retainer
| Immediate replacement of a tooth in an immediate partial denture | 2 . 0 0 |
| Adjustment of a complete or partial denture | 13 .80 |
| Processed relining of a complete mandibular or maxillary denture | 8 4 . 0 0 |
| Resilient lining of a denture | 112.00 |
| Reattaching of undamaged clasp to denture | 1 9 . 6 0 |
| Replacing broken clasp of a denture with a new clasp | 2 3 . 5 0 |
| Repairing a broken denture (partial or complete) where no tooth on the denture | 19.60 |
is damaged
| Repairing a broken denture (partial or complete) and replacing 1 broken tooth | 2 8 . 0 0 |
| Repairing a broken denture (partial or complete) and replacing more than 1 broken | 828 together |
| tooth | with | 8 8 . 5 0 |
for each tooth replac ed in excess of 1
| Repairing a denture where only the replacement of 1 broken tooth is required | 19 .60 |
| Repairing a denture where only the replacement of broken teeth is required | 819 .60 for the first tooth replaced together with |
8 8 . 5 0 for each addit ional tooth
replaced
| Adding a tooth to a partial denture to replace an extracted tooth (including any | 4 1 . 0 0 |
adjustment required to clasps)
SCHEDULE—continued
Column 1 Column 2 Prescribed Dental service charge
$
Adding teeth to a partial denture to replace extracted teeth (including any adjust- $ 4 1 . 0 0 for ment required to a clasp to an abutment tooth) the first
tooth added
together with
$10 .60 for each addit ional tooth
added
Impression where required for denture repair 4 . 0 0
Adjunctive general services
Palliative emergency treatment 7 . 3 0
Sedative dressing for emergency treatment 10 .60
N O T E S
1. Not i f i ed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette o n 10 July 1 9 8 1 .
2 . R e g u l a t i o n s 1 9 7 5 N o . 13 as a m e n d e d to date . F o r p r e v i o u s a m e n d m e n t s see N o t e 2 to R e g u l a t i o n s 1 9 8 1 N o . 1 0 and see also R e g u l a t i o n s 1981 N o s . 10 and 1 1 .
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