Health Insurance (1992 Pathology Services Table) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory

Rules1992No. 46 1

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Health Insurance (1992 Pathology Services Table) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

 Dated 27 February 1992.

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

B. HOWE

Minister of State for Health, Housing

 and Community Services

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 March 1992.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Health Insurance (1992 Pathology Services Table) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule (Table of Pathology Services)

3.1   After item 66319, insert in Group P2:

“66321 Quantitative estimation of alpha-feto protein, human chorionic gonadotrophin, oestriol or any other substance, to detect foetal abnormality in pregnancy, including any services specified in items 66251, 66301, 73527 and 73529        52.00”.

3.2   Item 73045:

Omit the item, substitute:

“73045 Cytological examination, other than an examination mentioned in item 73053, for malignancy, including serial examinations and histological services performed on the resulting specimens from washings or brushings from sites not specified in item 73043, or performed on a single specimen of sputum or urine or on one or more specimens of other body fluids - one or more examinations            28.00”.

3.3   Abbreviations (Abbreviations for groups of tests):

Omit:

“Urea,  Electrolytes,  Creatine Urea, Electrolytes, Creatine U&E 66205/66206”,

substitute:

“Urea,  Electrolytes,  Creatinine Urea, Electrolytes, Creatinine U&E 66211”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 February 1992.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 442 as amended by 1992 No. 23.