Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Determination 2023
I, Daniel McCabe, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following Determination.
Dated 1 June 2023
Daniel McCabe
First Assistant Secretary
Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division
Health Resourcing Group
Department of Health and Aged Care
Contents
1 Name...............................................2
2 Commencement.........................................2
3 Authority.............................................2
4 Schedules.............................................2
Schedule 1 — Amendments to telehealth services 3
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021
Schedule 2 — Indexation of telehealth services 4
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021
Schedule 3 — Amendment to pathology services 5
Health Insurance (Section 3C Co-Dependent Pathology Services) Determination 2018
Schedule 3 — Amendments to heart health services 6
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Heart Health Assessment No.2) Determination 2019
1 Name
This instrument is the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Determination 2023.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1-4 | Immediately after registration. |
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2. Schedule 1 | 29 June 2023 |
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3. Schedules 2-4 | 1 July 2023 |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 to telehealth services
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021
1 Paragraph 4(b)
Omit “30 June 2023”, substitute “31 December 2023”.
Schedule 2— Amendments to telehealth services
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Telehealth and Telephone Attendances) Determination 2021
1 Indexation amendments of listed provisions
The items of the table in Schedule 5 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to fees | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 92717 | 14.55 | 15.10 |
2 | Item 92720 | 31.80 | 32.95 |
3 | Item 92723 | 61.55 | 63.75 |
4 | Item 92726 | 90.65 | 93.90 |
5 | Item 92733 | 14.55 | 15.10 |
6 | Item 92736 | 31.80 | 32.95 |
7 | Item 92739 | 61.55 | 63.75 |
8 | Item 92742 | 90.65 | 93.90 |
Schedule 3— Amendment to pathology services
Health Insurance (Section 3C Co-Dependent Pathology Services) Determination 2018
1 Schedule 1 (item 73343)
Repeal this item.
Schedule 4— Amendments to heart health services
Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Heart Health Assessment No.2) Determination 2019
1 Subsection 7(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(3) For any particular patient, item 699 is not applicable:
(a) more than once in a 12 month period,
(b) if the patient has been provided a service to which item 177 applies in the previous 12 month period, or
(c) if, prior to a service, the patient has been provided a service mentioned in:
(i) Group A14 of the general medical services table within the previous 12 months, excluding item 715, or
(ii) Group A7, Subgroup 5 of the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Other Medical Practitioner) Determination 2018 within the previous 12 months, excluding item 228.
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(6) For any particular patient, item 177 is not applicable:
(a) more than once in a 12 month period,
(b) if the patient has been provided a service to which item 699 applies in the previous 12 month period, or
(c) if, prior to a service, the patient has been provided a service mentioned in:
(i) Group A7, Subgroup 5 of the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Other Medical Practitioner) Determination 2018 within the previous 12 months, excluding item 228, or
(ii) Group A14 of the general medical services table within the previous 12 months, excluding item 715.
3 Schedule 1 (item 699, column 3)
Omit “76.95”, substitute “79.70”.
4 Schedule 1 (item 177, column 3)
Omit “61.55”, substitute “63.75”.