Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HUMAN SERVICES (MEDICARE) REGULATIONS 2017

- made under the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Person affected by an emergency  

   PART 2--PRESCRIBED--FUNCTIONS RELATING TO AGED CARE

   7.      Prescribed functions relating to aged care  
   8.      Requesting information relating to payments  
   9.      Classification etc. of care recipients  
   10.     Renewal and change of classifications  
   11.     Payment of subsidies  
   12.     Financial hardship  
   13.     Receiving n otification s of start and end of care  
   14.     Reconsideration and review of decisions  
   15.     Disclosure of certain information  
   16.     Appointment of authorised officers etc.  
   17.     Investigation and recovery of recoverable amounts  
   18.     Recoverable amounts and refunds  
   19.     Write - off and waiver of debt  
   20.     Withdrawal of applications  
   21.     Functions to be performed in accordance with Principles under the Aged Care Act and the Aged Care Transitional Act  

   PART 3--OTHER--PRESCRIBED FUNCTIONS

   22.     Other prescribed functions  
   23.     Delegated functions  
   24.     Prescription shoppers  
   25.     Provision of emergency services  
   26.     Lifetime health cover  
   27.     Inappropriate practices  
   28.     Provision of pharmaceutical benefits  
   29.     H earing services  
   30.     Military compensation  
   31.     Claims for treatment provided under certain legislation  
   32.     Registration of sonographers  
   33.     Mental health care by medical practitioners  
   34.     National Bowel Cancer Screening Register  
   35.     Allocation of identification numbers  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   36.     Prescribed period  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONALPROVISIONS

   37.     Definitions  
   38.     Things done by, or in relation to, the Chief Executive Medicare  
   39.     Things started but not finished by the Chief Executive Medicare