This instrument is the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – General Practice Attendance for Assessing Patient Suitability for a COVID-19 Vaccine) Amendment (No. 4) Determination 2021.

(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	1 January 2022

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1— Amendments

Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – General Practice Attendance for Assessing Patient Suitability for a COVID‑19 Vaccine) Determination 2021

Subsection 7(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) An item in the Schedule (other than items 10660, 10661, 93660 and 93661) applies to a service whether the service is provided:

(a) by a medical practitioner; or

(b) on behalf of a medical practitioner by a relevant health professional.

Note: see subsection 3(17) of the Act for when a service is taken to be rendered on behalf of a medical practitioner.

(1A) For the purposes of items 93660 and 93661, the medical practitioner on whose behalf the service is provided:

(a) is not required to attend the location where the service is provided by the relevant health professional; and

(b) retains responsibility for the health, safety and clinical outcomes of the patient; and

(c) must be satisfied that the relevant health professional is appropriately qualified and trained to provide the service.

2. After subsection 9(4)

Insert:

(5) Subsection (1) applies to a service provided on behalf of a medical practitioner by a relevant health professional.

3. Schedule (after item 10661)

Insert:

Subgroup 6— Off-Site Patient Assessment on Behalf of a Medical Practitioner

93660

Attendance by a relevant health professional on behalf of a medical practitioner for the purpose of assessing a patient’s suitability for a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine if all of the following apply:

(a) one or both of the following is undertaken, where clinically relevant:

(i) a short patient history;

(ii) limited examination and management;

(b) the service is bulk-billed;

(d) the service is provided from a practice location in a Modified Monash 1 area

24.70

93661

Attendance by a relevant health professional on behalf of a medical practitioner for the purpose of assessing a patient’s suitability for a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine if all of the following apply:

(a) one or both of the following is undertaken, where clinically relevant:

(i) a short patient history;

(ii) limited examination and management;

(b) the service is bulk-billed;

(d) the service is provided from a practice location in:

(i) a Modified Monash 2 area; or

(ii) a Modified Monash 3 area; or

(iii) a Modified Monash 4 area; or

(iv) a Modified Monash 5 area; or

(v) a Modified Monash 6 area; or

(vi) a Modified Monash 7 area

28.20