Health Insurance (1994-1995 Pathology Services Table) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 133 1

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Health Insurance (1994-1995 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 8 June 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

CARMEN LAWRENCE

Minister for Human Services and Health

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1995.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Health Insurance (1994-1995 Pathology Services Table) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule (Table of Pathology Services)

3.1   Part 2, item 66201:

Omit the item, substitute:

“66201 Quantitation in serum, plasma, urine or other body fluid, by any method except reagent strip (with or without reflectance meter or electrophoresis) of:   alanine aminotransferase, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, aspartate aminotransferase, bicarbonate, bilirubin (total), bilirubin (any fractions), calcium (total, dialysed or ionised), chloride, creatine kinase, creatine kinase isoenzymes (if not performed as described in item 66249), creatinine, fructosamine, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, globulin, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, lipase, lithium, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, total protein, sodium, urate or urea—1 test 9.55”.

3.2   Part 2, item 66365:

Omit the item.

3.3   Part 2, item 66419:

Omit the item, substitute:

“66419 Oral glucose tolerance test for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus that includes the following: (a) administration of glucose; (b) at least 3 estimations of blood glucose; (c) if performed, any test described in item 66405 17.70”.

3.4   Part 2, item 73921:

Omit the item, substitute:

“73921 Receipt of specimen by an approved pathology practitioner of an approved pathology authority from another approved pathology practitioner of a different approved pathology authority or another pathology authority (Item is subject to subrule 11 (9)) 10.00”.

3.5   Part 2 of the Schedule is amended in accordance with the following table:

TABLE

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Omit	Column 3 Substitute
65007	17.70	17.20
65023	89.75	99.75
66203	12.10	11.60
66205	14.15	13.65
66207	16.20	15.70
66209	18.25	17.75
66211	20.30	19.80
66247	44.85	49.85
66249	30.20	35.20
66263	38.70	36.70
66331	11.90	11.40
66335	14.15	13.65
66337	16.20	15.70
66339	18.25	17.75
66341	20.30	19.80
72803	128.40	148.40
72805	97.45	107.45
72807	103.65	153.65
73049	36.75	51.75
73051	68.85	88.85

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Omit	Column 3 Substitute
73053	12.55	13.80
73055	12.55	13.80
73057	12.55	13.80
73806	10.60	9.90
73911	16.25	10.00

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 June 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1994 No. 233 as amended by 1994 No. 361.