Health Insurance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 409 1

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Health Insurance 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 12 December 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 the day on which items 1 to 4 of the Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995 commence.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Health Insurance Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 13 (Particulars to be recorded on accounts, receipts and bulk billing agreement)

3.1   After subregulation (1), insert:

 “(1A) For the purposes of subsection 19 (6) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed in relation to professional services rendered by a person who has been determined to be a medical practitioner under subsection 3J (1) of the Act:

• (a)

  the name and the address of the medical practitioner;

• (b)

  the provider number of the medical practitioner.

 “(1B) For the purposes of subsection 19 (6) of the Act, the particulars prescribed in relation to professional services rendered by a medical practitioner other than a medical practitioner referred to in subregulation (1A) are:

• (a)

  the name and the address of the medical practitioner; and

• (b)

  the provider number of the medical practitioner;

either or both of which may be given.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 December 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 80 as amended by 1975 Nos. 118, 125 and 135 (disallowed by the Senate on 4 September 1975); 1976 Nos. 202, 214 and 215; 1977 Nos. 26 and 44; 1978 Nos. 95 and 177; 1979 No. 230; 1981 Nos. 198 and 317; 1982 Nos. 157, 251 and 287; 1983 Nos. 106, 231, 253 and 255; 1984 Nos. 5 and 162; 1985 Nos. 36, 50, 95, 205 and 290; 1986 Nos. 19, 20, 87 and 326; 1987 Nos. 32, 163 and 166; 1988 No. 314; 1989 Nos. 6, 54, 117 and 293; 1990 No. 25; 1991 Nos. 82, 314, 365 and 441; 1992 Nos. 42, 111, 239, 335 and 431; 1993 Nos. 106, 130 and 154; 1994 Nos. 20, 27, 111, 137, 138, 328 and 413; 1995 Nos. 9, 25, 287 and 300.