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HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (NO. 7) 1998 NO. 268
EXPLANATORY STATEMENTSTATUTORY RULES 1999 NO. 268
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Health and Family Services
Health Insurance Act 1973
Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 7)
The Health Insurance Act 1973 ("the Act") provides for payments by way of Medicare benefits and for certain services provided by dental practitioners.
Section 133 of the Act provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
Section 16B of the Act provides that the regulations may prescribe services which may receive a Medicare benefit if requested by a dental practitioner. The Health Insurance Regulations prescribe such services.
The Regulations amend Regulation number 10 of the Health Insurance Regulations to allow dental practitioners (oral and maxillofacial surgeons) to request items 63621, 63671 and 63712, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the temporo-mandibular joint and its supporting structures.
The amendments are a consequence of the introduction of items for MRI into the Diagnostic Imaging Services Table,
The amendments have been made in consultation with professional groups and reflect current medical/dental practice.
Details of the Regulations are set out in the Attachment.
The regulations came into effect on 1 September 1998.
ATTACHMENT
Details of the Regulations are as follows.-.
Regulation 1 provides for the name of the Regulations to be the Health Insurance Amendment Regulations (No. 7).
Regulation 2 provides for the Regulations to commence on 1 September 1998.
Regulation 3 provides that the Health Insurance Regulations are amended in accordance with the Regulations.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 1 of the Health Insurance Regulations (citation) by amending the name of the regulations.
Regulation 5 amends paragraph 10 (1) (a) of the Health Insurance Regulations by adding item numbers 63621, 63671 and 63712.