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Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Phone GP Fee Alignment) Determination 2021

I, Nigel Murray, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following Determination.

Dated   14 December 2021

Nigel Murray

Assistant Secretary

MBS Policy and Specialist Services Branch

Medical Benefits Division

Health Resourcing Group

Department of Health

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1— General Fee Alignment

 Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021

 Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical – Expansion of GP and Allied Health Mental Health Services) Determination 2020

 Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical – Expansion of GP and Allied Health Chronic Disease Management Services for Care Recipients of a Residential Aged Care Facility) Determination 2020

 Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Smoking Cessation Services) Determination 2021

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Phone GP Fee Alignment) Determination 2021.

2  Commencement

(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. Sections 1 to 4

The day after registration.

 

2. Schedule 1

1 March 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 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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— General Fee Alignment

 

Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021

  1. Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 1

The items of the table in Schedule 1 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Amendments relating to fees

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1          

Item 91790

21.05

17.90

2          

Item 91800

46.00

39.10

3          

Item 91801

89.10

75.75

4          

Item 91802

131.15

111.50

5          

Item 91792

13.00

11.05

6          

Item 91803

24.70

21.00

7          

Item 91804

44.70

38.00

8          

Item 91805

71.75

61.00

9          

Item 91794

16.80

14.30

10      

Item 91806

36.80

31.30

11      

Item 91807

71.25

60.60

12      

Item 91808

104.90

89.20

13      

Item 91890

21.05

17.90

14      

Item 91891

46.00

39.10

15      

Item 91892

12.90

11.00

16      

Item 91893

24.70

21.00

17      

Item 91894

89.10

75.75

18      

Item 91895

71.25

60.60

19      

Item 91818

113.50

96.50

20      

Item 91819

162.45

138.10

21      

Item 91820

90.80

77.20

22      

Item 91821

130.00

110.50

23      

Item 91842

113.50

96.50

24      

Item 91843

162.45

138.10

25      

Item 91844

90.80

77.20

26      

Item 91845

130.00

110.50

27      

Item 92004

259.80

220.85

28      

Item 92011

207.85

176.70

29      

Item 92024

176.55

150.10

30      

Item 92025

139.90

118.95

31      

Item 92026

86.15

73.25

32      

Item 92027

86.15

73.25

33      

Item 92028

88.15

74.95

34      

Item 92055

141.25

120.10

35      

Item 92056

111.90

95.15

36      

Item 92057

68.90

58.60

37      

Item 92058

68.90

58.60

38      

Item 92059

70.50

59.95

39      

Item 92136

93.75

79.70

40      

Item 92137

75.00

63.75

41      

Item 92138

93.75

79.70

42      

Item 92139

75.00

63.75

43      

Item 92142

164.60

139.95

44      

Item 92112

87.75

74.60

45      

Item 92113

129.20

109.85

46      

Item 92114

87.75

74.60

47      

Item 92115

87.75

74.60

48      

Item 92116

111.45

94.75

49      

Item 92117

164.15

139.55

50      

Item 92118

70.20

59.70

51      

Item 92119

103.40

87.90

52      

Item 92120

70.20

59.70

53      

Item 92121

70.20

59.70

54      

Item 92122

89.15

75.80

55      

Item 92123

131.35

111.65

56      

Item 92126

87.75

74.60

57      

Item 92127

87.75

74.60

58      

Item 92132

70.20

59.70

59      

Item 92133

70.20

59.70

60      

Item 92146

87.75

74.60

61      

Item 92147

129.20

109.85

62      

Item 92148

111.45

94.75

63      

Item 92149

164.15

139.55

64      

Item 92150

70.20

59.70

65      

Item 92151

103.40

87.90

66      

Item 92152

89.15

75.80

67      

Item 92153

131.35

111.65

68      

Item 92170

87.75

74.60

69      

Item 92171

70.20

59.70

70      

Item 92176

87.75

74.60

71      

Item 92177

70.20

59.70

72      

Item 92182

113.50

96.50

73      

Item 92184

162.45

138.10

74      

Item 92186

90.80

77.20

75      

Item 92188

130.00

110.50

76      

Item 92194

113.50

96.50

77      

Item 92196

162.45

138.10

78      

Item 92198

90.80

77.20

79      

Item 92200

130.00

110.50

80      

Item 92210

187.25

159.20

81      

Item 92211

149.70

127.25

 

2.     Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 5

The items of the table in Schedule 5 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1          

Item 92715

21.05

17.90

2          

Item 92716

12.90

11.00

3          

Item 92717

16.80

14.30

4          

Item 92718

46.00

39.10

5          

Item 92719

24.70

21.00

6          

Item 92720

36.80

31.30

7          

Item 92721

89.10

75.75

8          

Item 92722

44.70

38.00

9          

Item 92723

71.25

60.60

10      

Item 92724

131.15

111.50

11      

Item 92725

71.75

61.00

12      

Item 92726

104.90

89.20

13      

Item 92731

21.05

17.90

14      

Item 92732

12.90

11.00

15      

Item 92733

16.70

14.20

16      

Item 92734

46.00

39.10

17      

Item 92735

24.70

21.00

18      

Item 92736

36.45

31.00

19      

Item 92737

89.10

75.75

20      

Item 92738

44.70

38.00

21      

Item 92739

70.60

60.05

22      

Item 92740

131.15

111.50

23      

Item 92741

71.75

61.00

24      

Item 92742

104.90

89.20

 

Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical – Expansion of GP and Allied Health Mental Health Services) Determination 2020

 

3.     Amendments of listed provisions—Schedules

The items of the tables in Schedules listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Amendments relating to fees

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1          

Item 93300

113.50

96.50

2          

Item 93301

113.50

96.50

3          

Item 93302

113.50

96.50

4          

Item 93303

162.45

138.10

5          

Item 93304

162.45

138.10

6          

Item 93305

162.45

138.10

7          

Item 93287

113.50

96.50

8          

Item 93288

162.45

138.10

9          

Item 93306

90.80

77.20

10      

Item 93307

90.80

77.20

11      

Item 93308

90.80

77.20

12      

Item 93309

130.00

110.50

13      

Item 93310

130.00

110.50

14      

Item 93311

130.00

110.50

15      

Item 93291

90.80

77.20

16      

Item 93292

130.00

110.50

17      

Item 93400

87.75

74.60

18      

Item 93401

129.20

109.85

19      

Item 93402

111.45

94.75

20      

Item 93403

164.15

139.55

21      

Item 93404

87.75

74.60

22      

Item 93405

129.20

109.85

23      

Item 93406

111.45

94.75

24      

Item 93407

164.15

139.55

25      

Item 93421

87.75

74.60

26      

Item 93422

87.75

74.60

27      

Item 93423

87.75

74.60

28      

Item 93431

70.25

59.75

29      

Item 93432

103.40

87.90

30      

Item 93433

89.20

75.85

31      

Item 93434

131.35

111.65

32      

Item 93435

70.20

59.70

33      

Item 93436

103.40

87.90

34      

Item 93437

89.15

75.80

35      

Item 93438

131.30

111.65

36      

Item 93451

70.20

59.70

37      

Item 93452

70.20

59.70

38      

Item 93453

70.20

59.70

 

Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical – Expansion of GP and Allied Health Chronic Disease Management Services for Care Recipients of a Residential Aged Care Facility) Determination 2020

 

4.     Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 1

The items of the table in Schedule 1 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Amendments relating to fees

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1          

Item 93469

86.15

73.25

2          

Item 93470

259.80

220.85

3          

Item 93475

68.90

58.60

4          

Item 93479

207.85

176.70

 

Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Smoking Cessation Services) Determination 2021

 

5.     Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 1

The items of the table in Schedule 1 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Amendments relating to fees

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1          

Item 93680

46.00

39.10

2          

Item 93681

24.70

21.00

3          

Item 93682

36.80

31.30

4          

Item 93683

89.10

75.75

5          

Item 93684

44.70

38.00

6          

Item 93685

71.25

60.60

7          

Item 93690

46.00

39.10

8          

Item 93691

24.70

21.00

9          

Item 93692

36.80

31.30

10      

Item 93693

89.10

75.75

11      

Item 93694

44.70

38.00

12      

Item 93695

71.25

60.60

13      

Item 93700

46.00

39.10

14      

Item 93701

24.70

21.00

15      

Item 93702

36.80

31.30

16      

Item 93703

89.10

75.75

17      

Item 93704

44.70

38.00

18      

Item 93705

71.25

60.60