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HEALTH INSURANCE (1994-1995 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES TABLE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1995 NO. 154

STATUTORY RULES 1995 No. 154

Issued by authority of the Minister of Human Services and Health

Health Insurance Act 1973

Health Insurance (1994-1995 Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations (Amendment)

The Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act) provides for payments by way of medicare benefits, payments for hospital services and payments for matters concerning related committees and tribunals.

Section 133 of the Act provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

Section 4AA of the Act provides that the regulations may prescribe a table of diagnostic imaging services (the table). The Health Insurance (1994-1995 Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations, Statutory Rules 1994 No. 363 (the Principal Regulations) currently prescribe such a table.

Rules of Interpretation

The amendment to the Rules of Interpretation in the table provides that items for the preparation of patients for radiological procedures apply only to diagnostic radiology services.

Services and Fees

The amendments also insert a new item dealing with ultrasound services for the measurement of umbilical artery blood flow in respect of intrauterine growth retardation and insert an anaesthetic value for another ultrasound item.

The amendments also delete two out-dated items and, as a consequence, amend one item for the preparation of patients for a radiological procedure.

The Regulations commence on 1 July 1995.