Statutory  Rules  1992   No. 231

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Health Insurance (1992 Pathology Services Table) 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 31 January 1992.

                  BILL HAYDEN

        Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

B. HOWE

Minister of State for Health, Housing

and Community Services

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 February 1992.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Health Insurance (1992 Pathology Services Table) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule (Table of Pathology Services)

3.1   Subrule 11 (3):

Omit the subrule, substitute:

 “(3) A service mentioned in items 73901 to 73921 (inclusive) does not apply to a pathology service:

 (a) to which subsection 16A (7) of the Act applies; or

 (b) unless at least one of items 65001 to 73529 (inclusive) also applies to that service.”.

3.2   Paragraph 11 (5) (b):

Omit the paragraph.

3.3   Insert after rule 11:

 “11A.If item 73921 applies to a patient episode, none of items 73901 to 73917 (inclusive) applies to any pathology service rendered by the approved pathology authority or the approved pathology provider in respect of that patient episode.”.

3.4   Items 73901, 73903 and 73905:

Omit “by collection of specimen for”, substitute “which consists only of”.

3.5   Items 73907, 73909, 73911 and 73913:

Omit “Patient episode initiated”, substitute “initiation of a patient episode”.

3.6   Item 73913:

After “73907”, insert “, 73917”.

3.7   Items 73915 and 73917:

Omit “Patient episode initiated”, substitute “initiation of a patient episode”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 January 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 442.