Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. )

Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 2)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 137

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 June 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Minister for Health and Ageing

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 July 2009.

3 Amendment of Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations 2008

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations 2008.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, Part 2, rule 36, Table 2, after item 12

insert

13	Medical Imaging Department Ground Floor, C Block Cairns Base Hospital The Esplanade Cairns QLD 4870	Siemens Magnetom Verio	3.0T
14	Medical Imaging Department Ground Floor Medical Services Building Rockhampton Hospital 1 Canning Street Rockhampton QLD 4700	Siemens Magnetom Verio	3.0T

[2] Schedule 1, Part 3, items 63470 and 63473

substitute

63470

MRI — scan of the pelvis for the staging of histologically diagnosed cervical cancer at FIGO stage 1B or greater, if the request for scan identifies that:

(a) a histological diagnosis of carcinoma of the cervix has been made; and

(b) the patient has been diagnosed with cervical cancer at FIGO stage 1B or greater (R) (Anaes.) (Contrast)

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63473

MRI — scan of the pelvis and upper abdomen, in a single examination, for the staging of histologically diagnosed cervical cancer at FIGO stage 1B or greater, if the request for scan identifies that:

(a) a histological diagnosis of carcinoma of the cervix has been made; and

(b) the patient has been diagnosed with cervical cancer at FIGO stage 1B or greater (R) (Anaes.) (Contrast)

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63476

MRI — scan of the pelvis for the initial staging of rectal cancer, if:

(a) a phased array body coil is used; and

(b) the request for scan identifies that the indication is for the initial staging of rectal cancer (including cancer of the rectosigmoid and anorectum) (R) (Anaes.) (Contrast)

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