Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A request for a pathology service must, subject to subsection 37(3), include the following information in respect of the person in relation to whom the service is requested:
(b) the address of the person;
(c) whether the person is a public patient in a hospital;
(d) whether the person is a private patient in a hospital;
(e) whether the request is made in the course of the provision to the person of an out - patient service at a recognised hospital.
(2) If the person is a private patient in relation to a hospital, the request may, with the consent of the person, include the following information:
(a) the name of the person's private health insurer (if any);
(b) the membership number or other unique identifier allocated to the person by the insurer.
(3) If the person does not consent to the inclusion of the information mentioned in subsection (2):
(a) the request must not include the information; and
(b) the person's failure to consent does not affect any
entitlement the person may have to a medicare benefit, or a benefit payable by
a private health insurer, in respect of the service.