Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 5)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 368

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 14 December 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 Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 5).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 January 2010.

3 Amendment of Health Insurance Regulations 1975

  Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance Regulations 1975.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 4, Part 1, item 102

substitute

102

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Division of Adult Medicine and Division of Paediatrics & Child Health

General Medicine

General Paediatrics

Cardiology

Clinical Genetics

Clinical Pharmacology

Community Child Health

Endocrinology

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Geriatric Medicine

Haematology

Immunology and Allergy

Infectious Diseases

Intensive Care Medicine

Medical Oncology

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Nephrology

Neurology

Nuclear Medicine

Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Palliative Medicine

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
(FRACP)

 

 

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Rheumatology

 

[2] Schedule 4, Part 1, item 103

substitute

103

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians,
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Note   This organisation was formerly called by the name mentioned in column 2 of item 203A.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Note   This name was changed from Occupational Medicine on 7 May 2007.

Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(FAFOEM)

[3] Schedule 4, Part 1, item 106, column 3

omit

Intensive Care

[4] Schedule 4, Part 1, item 113

substitute

113

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

General Pathology

Anatomical Pathology (including Cytopathology)

Chemical Pathology

Forensic Pathology

Haematology

Immunology

Microbiology

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
(FRCPA)

[5] Schedule 4, Part 1, item 115

substitute

115

College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

Note   This organisation was formally called by the name mentioned column 2 of item 208.

Intensive Care Medicine

Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (FCICM)

Note   This qualification has been awarded since 1 January 2010.

[6] Schedule 4, Part 2, after item 203

insert

203A

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians,

Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Note   This organisation is now called by the name mentioned in column 2 of item 103.

Occupational Medicine

Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine

(FAFOM)

Note   This qualification has not been awarded since 7 May 2007.

[7] Schedule 4, Part 2, after item 207

insert

208

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Note   This organisation is now called by the name mentioned in column 2 of item 115.

Intensive Care Medicine

Fellowship of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FJFICM)

Note   This qualification has not been awarded since 1 January 2010.

[8] Schedule 5, Part 1, item 4

substitute

4

Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

FAFOEM

[9] Schedule 5, Part 1, after item 7

insert

7A

College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

FCICM

[10] Schedule 5, Part 1, item 9

omit

Note

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