Statutory Rules 1995   No. 91

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Health Insurance Regulations2 (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 24 January 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BRIAN HOWE

Minister for Housing and Regional Development for the

Minister for Human Services and Health

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1.   Amendment

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

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

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

2.1   Paragraph 13 (2) (b):

Omit “ ‘in patient’ ”, substitute “ ‘patient’ ”.

3.   Regulation 14 (Medicare benefit not payable in respect of certain professional services)

3.1   Paragraph 14 (2) (f):

Omit “an in-patient”, substitute “a patient”.

4.   Regulation 30 (Referrals: special cases)

4.1   Subregulation 30 (1):

Omit “an in-patient”, substitute “a patient”.

5.   Regulation 31 (Validity of referrals to specialists or consultant physicians)

5.1   Subregulation 31 (2):

Omit “an in-patient”, substitute “a patient”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 February 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.