Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1987 No. 309 HEALTH INSURANCE (VARIATION OF FEES AND MEDICAL SERVICES) (No. 48) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE

                           SCHEDULE                        Regulation 2

AMENDMENTS OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE (VARIATION OF FEES AND
MEDICAL SERVICES) (NO. 47) REGULATIONS
1. After rule 41 insert the following rule:

"42. In Part 1, 'attendance of a minor nature' means an attendance by a
consultant physician on a person, being an attendance:

   (a)  that is a second or subsequent attendance (in this rule referred to as
        the 'latter attendance') in the course of a single course of treatment
        of that person by that consultant physician where it is not necessary
        for the consultant physician, in the course of the latter attendance,
        to carry out a physical examination of the person; and

   (b)  that does not result in a substantial alteration to the treatment of
        that person.".
2. Omit from item 110 "118", substitute "119".
3. Omit items 116 and 118, substitute the following items:

"116. Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his
specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a
medical practitioner - a second or subsequent attendance (not covered by item
119) in a single course of treatment - each attendance - where that attendance
is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing
home . . . . . . . . .            43.50 43.50 43.50 43.50 43.50 43.50


"119. Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his
specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a
medical practitioner - a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of
treatment - each attendance - where that attendance is an attendance of a
minor nature and is at consulting rooms, hospital or
nursing home . . . . . .          25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00".

4. Omit from item 122 "130", substitute "131".
5. Omit items 128 and 130, substitute the following items:

"128. Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his
specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a
medical practitioner - a second or subsequent attendance (not covered by item
131) in a single course of treatment - each attendance - where that attendance
is at a place other than consulting rooms,
hospital or nursing home          64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00


"131. Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his
specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a
medical practitioner - a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of
treatment - each attendance - where that attendance is an attendance of a
minor nature and is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or
nursing home . . . . . .          46.00 46.00 46.00 46.00 46.00 46.00".