Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1) (Cth)

Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 61

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 9 April 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Minister for Health and Ageing

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 May 2009.

Amendment of Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2008

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2008.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, Part 2, subrule 13 (2)

omit

Paragraph (1) (b) applies

insert

Paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) apply

[2] Schedule 1, Part 2, rule 113A

substitute

113AApplication of items 32500 to 32517 and 35321

Items 32500 to 32517 and item 35321 do not apply to the services described in those items if the services are provided at the same time as, or in connection with, endovenous laser treatment or radiofrequency diathermy or radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins.

[3] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32500

after

(Anaes.)

insert

(Item is subject to rule 113A)

[4] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32501

after

period

insert

(Item is subject to rule 113A)

[5] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32504

after

(Anaes.)

insert

(Item is subject to rule 113A)

[6] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 32507 to 32517

after

(Assist.)

insert

(Item is subject to rule 113A)

[7] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 35321

after

fibroids

insert

or varicose veins

[8] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45720

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[9] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45723

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[10] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45726

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[11] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45729

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[12] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45731

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[13] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45732

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[14] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45735

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[15] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45738

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[16] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45741

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[17] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45744

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[18] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45747

omit

site

insert

site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[19] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45752

omit

combination

insert

combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[20] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45857

omit

procedures

insert

procedures, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the temporomandibular joint

[21] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45877

after

of,

insert

with synovectomy if performed,

[22] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 46300 and 46303

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[23] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 46396

omit

osteectomy of

insert

osteectomy of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[24] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47465

after

(Anaes.)

insert

(Assist.)

[25] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 47501, 47504, 47507, 47510

omit

repair

insert

repair, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[26] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47933, column 2

substitute

Small exostosis (not more than 20 mm of growth above bone), excision of, or simple removal of bunion and any associated bursa, not being a service associated with a service for removal of bursa (Anaes.)

[27] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47936

omit

Exostosis of large bone,

insert

Large exostosis (greater than 20 mm growth above bone),

[28] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 47954, 47957 and 47966

omit

not being a service to which another item in this group applies

insert

as an independent procedure

[29] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48400

omit

applies

insert

applies, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[30] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48403

omit

fixation

insert

fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[31] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48406

omit

of

insert

of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[32] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48409

omit

fixation

insert

fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[33] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48412

omit

of

insert

of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[34] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48415

omit

fixation

insert

fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[35] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48418

omit

of

insert

of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[36] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48421

omit

fixation

insert

fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[37] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48424

omit

of

insert

of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[38] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48427

omit

fixation

insert

fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies

[39] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48939

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[40] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48942

omit

including

insert

with synovectomy if performed, with

[41] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49106

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[42] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49118

after

biopsy

insert

and lavage, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the elbow

[43] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49200

omit

including bone graft, with or without

insert

with synovectomy if performed, with or without bone graft and

[44] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49203

omit

including

insert

with synovectomy if performed, with or without

[45] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49224

omit

synovectomy

insert

synovectomy, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the wrist

[46] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49306

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[47] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49360

omit

of

insert

of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip

[48] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49363

omit

biopsy

insert

biopsy, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip

[49] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49366

omit

of

insert

of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip

[50] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49509

omit

of

insert

with synovectomy if performed

[51] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49512

after

of,

insert

with synovectomy if performed,

[52] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49536

omit

performed

insert

performed, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee

[53] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49539

after

applies

insert

or a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee

[54] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49542

omit

performed

insert

performed, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee

[55] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49545

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[56] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49564

omit

transfer

insert

transfer, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee

[57] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49566

omit

of

insert

of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee

[58] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49712

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[59] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49815

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[60] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49845

omit

joint

insert

joint, with synovectomy if performed

[61] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50109

omit

applies

insert

applies, with synovectomy if performed

[62] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50118

omit

of

insert

of, with synovectomy if performed

[63] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50218

omit

joint

insert

joint, with synovectomy if performed

[64] Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50312

omit

of

insert

of, by arthroscopic or other means — not associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the ankle

[65] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 50450 and 50451, paragraph (e)

after

arthrodesis

insert

with synovectomy if performed,

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