I, TANYA PLIBERSEK, make this Determination under subsection 3C (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated third of September 2012

TANYA PLIBERSEK

MINISTER FOR HEALTH

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 8 September 2012. 

3 Amendment of Health Insurance (Dental Services) Determination 2007

  Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Determination 2007.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] After section 2

insert

Section 2A Cessation

This Determination ceases at midnight 30 November 2012.

[2] Section 3, Definitions, eligible dental prosthetist, paragraph (c)

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Medicare Australia CEO

insert

Chief Executive Medicare

[3] Section 3, Definitions, eligible dental specialist, paragraph (b)

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Medicare Australia CEO

insert

Chief Executive Medicare

[4] Section 3, Definitions, eligible dentist

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Medicare Australia CEO

insert

Chief Executive Medicare

[5] Section 3, Definitions, GP management plan 

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item 721 or 725 of the general medical services table

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item 721 of the general medical services table or item 725 of the general medical services table as in force on or before 30 April 2010

[6] Section 3, Definitions, multidisciplinary care plan

omit

subrule 36(2)

insert

clause 2.17.6

[7] Section 3, Definitions, team care arrangements 

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item 723 or 727 of the general medical services table

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item 723 of the general medical services table or item 727 of the general medical services table as in force on or before 30 April 2010

[8] Section 6, Patient eligibility, paragraph (a)

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(a)       the person either:

(i) has in place a GP management plan and team care arrangements, both of which were received on or before 7 September 2012; or

(ii) has in place a multidisciplinary care plan to which item 731 of the general medical services table applies which was received on or before 7 September 2012; and

[9] Schedule 2, Specialties, table

omit table

insert

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