Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 55 HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

The Health Insurance Commission Regulations are amended by inserting after
regulation 3A the following regulations: Additional functions of the
Commission: health program grants

"3B. For the purposes of subsection 8E (1) of the Act, the following functions
are prescribed, namely, to process, on behalf of the Minister administering
Part IV of the Health Insurance Act, claims for payment under that Part in
relation to costs of the provision of radiation oncology services submitted to
the Department under subsection 45 (1) of that Act and, on behalf of that
Minister, to make payments of those claims. Additional functions of the
Commission: allocation of numbers

"3C. For the purposes of subsection 8E (1) of the Act, the following functions
are prescribed:

   (a)  the allocation of identification numbers, for the purposes of the
        National Health Act 1958, to medical practitioners within the meaning
        of that Act and participating dental practitioners within the meaning
        of Part VII of that Act;

   (b)  the allocation of identification numbers, for the purposes of the
        Health Insurance Act to persons who are practitioners, approved
        pathology practitioners or participating optometrists within the
        meaning of that Act, in respect of the particular places of practice
        of those persons.".