Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 2) (Cth)

Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 2)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 2542

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, 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 30 October 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

KAY PATTERSON

Minister for Health and Ageing

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 2).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on 4 November 2002.

3Amendment of Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2002

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2002.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Schedule 1, Part 2, subrule 3 (3)

substitute

• (3)

  A reference in the table to an eligible non-vocationally recognised medical practitioner is a reference to:

  • (a)

    a medical practitioner (including an overseas trained practitioner or a temporary resident medical practitioner) who:

    • (i)

      is providing general medical services in a rural or remote area under the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas Classification; and

    • (ii)

      is registered as a medical practitioner under the Rural Other Medical Practitioners’ Program; and

    • (iii)

      is not vocationally registered under section 3F of the Act, but is undertaking, or has indicated in writing an intention to undertake, additional training:

      • (A)

        that could enable vocational registration within 4 years or, on written application, 5 years, after commencing that training; and

      • (B)

        of which the Commission has written notice; or

  • (b)

    a medical practitioner who:

    • (i)

      is registered as a medical practitioner under the Outer Metropolitan (Other Medical Practitioners) Relocation Incentive Program; and

    • (ii)

      is providing general medical services in accordance with that Program; and

    • (iii)

      is not vocationally registered under section 3F of the Act, but is required under that Program to undertake additional training or other activities:

      • (A)

        that could enable vocational registration within 4 years or, on written application, 5 years, after commencing the training or other activities; and

      • (B)

        of which the Commission has written notice.

[2]Schedule 1, Part 2, subrule 3 (4)

substitute

• (4)

  For subrule (3):

  • (a)

    the Rural Other Medical Practitioners’ Program is a program administered by the Commission that, in relation to medical services provided to patients in rural and remote areas, provides a particular level of medicare benefits; and

  • (b)

    the Outer Metropolitan (Other Medical Practitioners) Relocation Incentive Program is a program administered by the Department that, in relation to medical services provided in accordance with the Program, provides a particular level of medicare benefits.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2002 No. 244.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette