Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Determination 2019
made under subsection 3C(1) of the
Health Insurance Act 1973
Compilation No. 2
Compilation date: 20 December 2019
Includes amendments up to: F2019L01668
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Determination 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20 December 2019 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.
Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self‑repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
1. Name 1
2. Commencement 1
3. Authority 1
4. Definitions 1
5. Treatment of relevant services 2
6. Application of Items in Schedule 1 2
7. Application Periods in Schedule 2 2
Schedule 1 – relevant services 3
Schedule 2 – closed periods of application 3
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 4
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 5
Endnote 3—Legislation history 6
Endnote 4—Amendment history 7
This instrument is the Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Determination 2019.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | Immediately after registration of this instrument |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
PET means positron emission tomography.
relevant provisions means all provisions, of the Act and regulations made under the Act, and the National Health Act 1953 and regulations made under the National Health Act 1953, relating to medical services, professional services or items.
relevant service means a health service, as defined in subsection 3C(8) of the Act, that is specified in the Schedule.
Schedule means the Schedule to this instrument.
Note: The following terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this instrument 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.
For subsection 3C(1) of the Act a relevant service, provided in accordance with this instrument and as a clinically relevant service, is to be treated, for the relevant provisions of the Act, the regulations, the National Health Act 1953 or the regulations under that Act, as if:
(a) it were both a professional service and a medical service; and
(b) there were an item in the diagnostic imaging services table that:
(i) related to the service; and
(ii) specified for the service a fee in relation to each State, being the fee specified in the Schedule in relation to the service.
(1) Paragraphs 2.4.1(b) and (c) of the diagnostic imaging services table shall have effect as if items in Schedule 1 of this instrument were specified for the purpose of those paragraphs.
During the period or periods specified in Schedule 2 of this instrument, items in Schedule 1 of this instrument apply but not otherwise.
Group I4—Nuclear medicine imaging | ||
Column 1 Item | Column 2 Description | Column 3 Fee ($) |
61311 | Single stress or rest myocardial perfusion study—with PET (R) | 565.30 |
61332 | Combined stress and rest, stress and re‑injection or rest and redistribution myocardial perfusion study, including delayed imaging or re‑injection protocol on a subsequent occasion—with PET (R) | 834.90 |
61333 | Lung perfusion study and lung ventilation study using galligas or 68Ga‑MAA, with PET (R) | 443.35 |
61336 | Cerebral perfusion study, with PET (R) | 605.05 |
61337 | Bone study—whole body, with PET, when undertaken, blood flow, blood pool and delayed imaging on a separate occasion (R) | 479.80 |
61341 | Bone study—whole body and PET, with, when undertaken, blood flow, blood pool and delayed imaging on a separate occasion (R) | 600.70 |
61344 | Computed tomography performed at the same time and covering the same body area as positron emission tomography covered by items 61311, 61332, 61333, 61336, 61337 and 61341, for the purpose of anatomic localisation or attenuation correction if no separate diagnostic CT report is issued (R) | 100.00 |
Schedule 2 – Closed periods of application
Items in Schedule 1 Apply from | Items in Schedule 1 Apply until | |||
14 September 2019 | 20 December 2019 | |||
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Note: Further periods may be specified by a new determination amending Schedule 2 of this principal determination, if, for technical or any other reason, items 61330, 61348, 61307, 61402, 61421 and 61425 in the Diagnostic Imaging Services Table may be unavailable, such that items in Schedule 1 to this determination can instead apply for the period so limited.
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Determination 2019 | 14 Sep 2019 (F2019L01195) | 14 Sep 2019 (s 2(1) item 1) |
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Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Amendment Determination 2019 | 4 Oct 2019 (F2019L01309) | 14 Sep 2019 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |
Health Insurance (Section 3C Diagnostic Imaging – Nuclear Medicine Services) Amendment (No. 2) Determination 2019 | 19 December 2019 (F2019L01668) | 20 December 2019 (s 2) |
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected | How affected |
s 2..................... | rep LA s 48D |
s 6..................... | am F2019L01309 |
s7 | ad F2019L01668 |
Sch 1................... | am F2019L01309 |
Sch 2 | ad F2019L01668 |