Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of subsection 16B(2) of the Act, this section specifies R - type diagnostic imaging services.
All dental practitioners
(2) A service specified in an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that is listed in the following table is specified in relation to all dental practitioners.
R - type diagnostic imaging service--request by any dental practitioner | ||
Item | Column 1 Group | Column 2 Items of the diagnostic imaging services table |
1 | I3 | 57509, 57515, 57521, 57523, 57527, 57901 to 57969, 58100, 58300, 58503, 58903, 59733, 59739, 59751, 60500, 60503 |
Dental practitioners approved for professional services
(3) A service specified in an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that is listed in the following table is specified in relation to a dental practitioner who is approved by the Minister under paragraph (b) of the definition of professional service in subsection 3(1) of the Act.
R - type diagnostic imaging service--request by approved dental practitioner | ||
Item | Column 1 Group | Column 2 Items of the diagnostic imaging services table |
1 | I1 | 55028, 55030, 55032 |
2 | I2 | 56001 to 56220, 56224, 56301 to 56507, 56801 to 57007, 57341, 57362 |
3 | I3 | 57703, 57709, 57712, 57715, 58103 to 58115, 58306, 58506, 58521 to 58527, 58909, 59103, 59703, 60000 to 60009, 60506, 60509, 61109 |
4 | I4 | 61372, 61421, 61425, 61429, 61430, 61433, 61434, 61446, 61449, 61450, 61453, 61454, 61457, 61462 |
5 | I5 | 63007, 63334 |
Prosthodontists
(4) A service specified in an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that is listed in the following table is specified in relation to a dental practitioner who is:
(a) registered or licensed as a prosthodontist under a law of a State or Territory; or
(b) registered or licensed as a dentist or dental practitioner under a law of State or Territory and recognised by the registering or licensing authority as a person who practises in the specialty of prosthodontics.
R - type diagnostic imaging service--request by prosthodontist | ||
Item | Column 1 Group | Column 2 Items of the diagnostic imaging services table |
1 | I1 | 55028 |
2 | I2 | 56013, 56016, 56022, 56028, 57362 |
3 | I3 | 58306 |
4 | I4 | 61421, 61425, 61429, 61430, 61433, 61434, 61446, 61449, 61450, 61453, 61454, 61457, 61462 |
5 | I5 | 63334 |
Periodontists, endodontists, paediatric dentistry specialists and orthodontists
(5) A service specified in an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that is listed in the following table is specified in relation to a dental practitioner who is:
(a) registered or licensed as a periodontist, endodontist, paediatric dentistry specialist or orthodontist under a law of a State or Territory; or
(b) registered or licensed as a dental specialist under a law of a State or Territory and recognised by the registering or licensing authority as a person who practises in the specialty of periodontics, endodontics, paediatric dentistry, or orthodontics.
R - type diagnostic imaging service--request by periodontist, endodontist, paediatric dentistry specialist or orthodontist | ||
Item | Column 1 Group | Column 2 Items of the diagnostic imaging services table |
1 | I2 | 56022, 57362 |
2 | I3 | 58306 |
3 | I4 | 61421, 61454, 61457 |
4 | I5 | 63334 |
Oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral surgery and special needs dentistry specialists
(6) A service specified in an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that is listed in the following table is specified in relation to a dental practitioner who is:
(a) registered or licensed as an oral medicine specialist, oral and maxillofacial pathology specialist, oral surgery specialist or special needs dentistry specialist under a law of a State or Territory; or
(b) registered or licensed as a dental specialist under a law of a State or Territory and recognised by the registering or licensing authority as a person who practises in the specialty of oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral surgery or special needs dentistry.
R - type diagnostic imaging service--request by oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral surgery or special needs dentistry specialist | ||
Item | Column 1 Group | Column 2 Items of the diagnostic imaging services table |
1 | I1 | 55028, 55030, 55032 |
2 | I2 | 56001, 56007, 56010, 56013, 56016, 56022, 56028, 56101, 56107, 56301, 56307, 56401, 56407, 57341, 57362 |
3 | I3 | 58306, 58506, 58909, 59103, 59703, 60000 to 60009, 60506, 60509, 61109 |
4 | I4 | 61372, 61421, 61425, 61429, 61430, 61433, 61434, 61446, 61449, 61450, 61453, 61454, 61457, 61462 |
5 | I5 | 63007, 63334 |