Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 4) (Cth)

Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 4)1

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 3122

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 8 October 2001

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE

Minister for Health and Aged Care

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 4).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on 1 November 2001.

3Amendment of Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Regulations 2001

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Regulations 2001.

Schedule 1Amendment

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Schedule 1, Part 3, items 73053, 73055 and 73057

substitute

73053	Cytology of a smear from cervix, where the smear is prepared by direct application of the specimen to a slide, excluding the use of liquid based slide preparation techniques, and the stained smear is microscopically examined by or on behalf of a pathologist — each examination: (a) for the detection of precancerous or cancerous changes in women with no symptoms, signs or recent history suggestive of cervical neoplasia; or (b) if a further specimen is taken due to an unsatisfactory smear taken for the purposes of paragraph (a); or (c) if there is inadequate information provided to use item 73055	19.00
73055	Cytology of a smear from cervix, not associated with item 73053, where the smear is prepared by direct application of the specimen to a slide, excluding the use of liquid based slide preparation techniques, and the stained smear is microscopically examined by or on behalf of a pathologist — each test: (a) for the management of previously detected abnormalities including precancerous or cancerous conditions; or (b) for the investigation of women with symptoms, signs or recent history suggestive of cervical neoplasia	19.00
73057	Cytology of a smear from vagina, not associated with item 73053 or 73055, and not to monitor hormone replacement therapy, where the smear is prepared by direct application of the specimen to a slide, excluding the use of liquid based slide preparation techniques, and the stained smear is microscopically examined by or on behalf of a pathologist — each test	19.00

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2001 No. 281.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette