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[1] Subregulation 13AA (2)
substitute
(2) For subsection 20 (5) of the Act, the amount may be paid by electronic transmission if the claim for medicare benefit for the service:
(a) is made using any of the following electronic claiming channels:
(i) Medicare Online;
(ii) Medicare Easyclaim;
(iii) ECLIPSE; or
(b) is made by, or on behalf of, a general practitioner who:
(i) is enrolled, for the location at which the professional service was rendered, in the scheme known as the '90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme' administered by the Medicare Australia CEO for the purpose of making payments by electronic transmission of amounts to general practitioners under subsection 20 (3) of the Act; and
(ii) has given the Medicare Australia CEO written permission to give to the Reserve Bank of Australia the following information:
(A) the name and number of the account into which a payment to the general practitioner under subsection 20 (3) of the Act may be made;
(B) the name and BSB number of the bank at which that account is kept.
[2] After regulation 13AA
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13AB Payment to specialists or consultant physicians by electronic transmission (Act s 20 (5))
(1) This regulation applies to the payment, by the Medicare Australia CEO on behalf of the Commonwealth, of an amount under subsection 20 (3) of the Act to a specialist or consultant physician by whom, or on whose behalf, a professional service was rendered.
(2) For subsection 20 (5) of the Act, the amount may be paid by electronic transmission if the claim for medicare benefit for the service is made using any of the following electronic claiming channels:
(a) Medicare Online;
(b) Medicare Easyclaim;
(c) ECLIPSE.
13AC Manner of electronic claim (Act s 20 (6))
For subsection 20 (6) of the Act, the claim must be made using an electronic claiming channel mentioned in subregulation 13AB (2).