Health Insurance (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) Determination 2007
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I, TONY ABBOTT, Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 3C (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Dated 20/09/2007
TONY ABBOTT
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Minister for Health and Ageing
1. Name of Determination
2. Commencement
3. Cessation
4. Revocation of Health Insurance (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) Determination HS/06/2006
5. Interpretation
6. Treatment of a relevant service
Schedule Specified health services
This Determination is the Health Insurance (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) Determination 2007.
This Determination commences on 1 November 2007.
This Determination will cease to have effect at the end of 31 October 2008.
This Determination revokes Health Insurance (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) Determination HS/06/2006.
(1) In this Determination:
the Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
the Schedule means the Schedule to this Determination.
Note Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in this Determination have the same meanings as in the Act—see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, in this Determination a reference to a provision of the Act or the National Health Act 1953 or regulations made under the Act or under the National Health Act 1953 as applied, adopted or incorporated in relation to specifying a matter is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time and any other reference to provisions of an Act or regulations is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time.
A relevant service shall be treated as if:
(a) it were both a professional service and a medical service for the purposes of the provisions of the Act, the National Health Act 1953, the Health Insurance Regulations 1975 and the National Health Regulations 1954 that make provision in respect of professional services or medical services; and
Schedule Specified health services
13015 | HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY, for treatment of soft tissue radionecrosis or chronic or recurring wounds where hypoxia can be demonstrated, performed in a comprehensive hyperbaric facility, under the supervision of a medical practitioner qualified in hyperbaric medicine, for a period in the hyperbaric chamber of between 1 hour 30 minutes and 3 hours, including any associated attendance.
| $230.05
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Note Section 3C(7) of the Act deems an internal territory to form part of the State of New South Wales.