I, GREG HUNT, Minister for Health, make this Rule under subsection 60(1) of the Dental Benefits Act 2008.

Dated             2010

Dated 15:11:17

GREG HUNT

Contents

PART 1  PRELIMINARY

1 Name of Rule

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

SCHEDULE  Amendments

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Rule

  This Rule is the Dental Benefits Amendment Rule 2017 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  This Rule commences on 1 January 2018.

3 Authority

  This Rule is made under subsection 60(1) of the Dental Benefits Act 2008.

4 Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule –  Amendments

Dental Benefits Rules 2014

1 Rule 17

Repeal the rule, substitute:

17 Limitation on number of certain services

 For any particular eligible dental patient:

 (a) an item of the Dental Benefits Schedule mentioned in column 2 of the following table is applicable to a service not more than the number of times mentioned in column 3 of the table in the period mentioned in column 4 of the table;

 (b) items 88111, 88114 and 88121 must not be provided more than two times per calendar year.

2 Rule 18

Repeal the rule, substitute:

18 Limitation on provision of certain services

 For any particular eligible dental patient:

 (a) an item of the Dental Benefits Schedule mentioned in column 2 of the following table is applicable to a service provided by a particular eligible dental provider, not more than once in the period mentioned in column 3 of the table:

 (b) item 88012 must not be provided more than two times by a particular eligible dental provider per calendar year.

3 Paragraph 19(b)

Omit “6”, substitute “5”.

4 After rule 24

Insert:

24A Limitation on Denture Bases

 For any particular eligible dental patient:

 (a) item 88721 does not apply to a service provided within a 6 month period of a service described in item 88723;

 (b) item 88722 does not apply to a service provided within a 6 month period of a service described in item 88724;

 (c) item 88723 must not be provided more than once;

 (d) item 88724 must not be provided more than once.

5 Paragraphs 25(a), (b) and (c)

Omit “88721 or 88722”, substitute “88721, 88722, 88723 or 88724”.

6 Paragraph 25(d)

Omit “either item 88721 or 88722”, substitute “item 88721, 88722, 88723 or 88724”.

7 After rule 27

Insert:

27A Limitation on items 88586 and 88587

  For any particular eligible dental patient, only one of either item 88586 or 88587 is applicable for a service provided in respect of a particular tooth on a day.

8 Schedule 1 (item 88111, column headed “Service”)

After “teeth”, insert “and/or implants”.

9 Schedule 1 (item 88576)

Repeal the item.

10 Schedule 1 (after item 88579)

Insert:

11 Schedule 1 (item 88721, column headed “Service”)

Omit “Rule 17”, substitute “Rules 17 and 24A”.

12 Schedule 1 (item 88721, column headed “Benefit ($)”)

Omit “322.95”, substitute “436.60”.

13 Schedule 1 (item 88722, column headed “Service”)

Omit “Rule 17”, substitute “Rules 17 and 24A”.

14 Schedule 1 (item 88722, column headed “Benefit ($)”)

Omit “322.95”, substitute “436.60”.

15 Schedule 1 (after item 88722)

Insert:

16 Schedule 1 (item 88733, column headed “Benefit ($)”)

Omit “67.00”, substitute “36.15”.