Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 110

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 19 June 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Minister for Health and Ageing

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 July 2008.

Amendment of Health Insurance Regulations 1975

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance Regulations 1975.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 12A

insert

12AAPrescribed diagnostic imaging services — subsection 16EA (2) of the Act

For subsection 16EA (2) of the Act, services described in the following items in the diagnostic imaging services table are prescribed:

(a)each item in subgroup 2 of Group I1;

(b)each item in subgroup 5 of Group I1;

(c)items 59903–59925 (inclusive);

(d)items 59971–59973 (inclusive);

(e)each item in subgroup 16 of Group I3;

(f)each item in Group I4.

[2] Subparagraph 20A (b) (iv)

omit

number.

insert

number; and

[3] After subparagraph 20A (b) (iv)

insert

(c)if the premises are, or the base is, accredited under a diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme — the information mentioned in subregulation 20B (2).

[4] Regulation 20B

omit

For

insert

(1)For

[5] Regulation 20B

insert

(2)For subsections 23DZZIAB (1) and (2) of the Act, the following information is to be included on the register:

(a)the name of the approved accreditor;

(b)the commencement date for the accreditation;

(c)the diagnostic imaging procedures for which the premises are, or base is, accredited or not accredited;

(d)the expiry date for the accreditation.

Note

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