Statutory Rules 1992   No. 1911

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Health Insurance (1991-1992 General Medical Services Table) 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 23 June 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

GARRY JOHNS

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Health,

Housing and Community Services for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Health, Housing and Community Services

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1992.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Health Insurance (1991-1992 General Medical Services Table) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule (Table of general medical services)

3.1   Rule 8:

Omit the rule.

3.2   Item 10901:

Omit the item, substitute:

 “10902              Professional attendance that is the sole or first attendance in a single course of attention of a patient by a participating optometrist at, or operating from, the same practice location, where the patient has a significant change of visual function requiring complete reassessment which necessitates a comprehensive optometric consultation within twenty-four months of the previous initial or comprehensive consultation covered by item 10900, 10902, 10903 or 10904              48.50

 10903 Professional attendance that is the sole or first attendance in a single course of attention of a patient by a participating optometrist at, or operating from, the same practice location, where the patient has new signs or symptoms, unrelated to the earlier course of attention, requiring complete reassessment which necessitates a comprehensive optometric consultation within twenty-four months of the previous initial or comprehensive consultation covered by item 10900, 10902, 10903 or 10904              48.50

 10904 Professional attendance that is the sole or first attendance in a single course of attention of a patient by a participating optometrist at, or operating from, the same practice location, where the patient has a progressive disorder (excluding presbyopia) requiring complete reassessment which necessitates a comprehensive optometric consultation within twenty-four months of the previous initial or comprehensive consultation covered by item 10900, 10902, 10903 or 10904              48.50”.

3.3   Items 10908 to 10929 (inclusive):

Omit “item 10900 or item 10901”, substitute “item 10900, 10902, 10903 or 10904”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 351 as amended by 1992 No. 70.