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2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 20th day of February 2012 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 324 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for ACC, makes the following regulations.
Contents Title Commencement Principal regulations Part 1 Amendments that come into force on 1 April 2012 Regulation 13 amended (Medical practitioners’ costs) Regulation 14 amended (Nurses’ costs) Page 2 2 3 3 3 1 r 1 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 Regulation 15 amended (Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment) New regulation 15A inserted (Nurse practitioners’ costs) 15A Schedule amended Nurse practitioners’ costs Part 2 Amendments that come into force on 1 July 2012 Regulation 9 amended (Counsellors’ costs) Regulation 11 amended (Hyperbaric oxygen treatment costs) Regulation 13 amended (Medical practitioners’ costs) Regulation 14 amended (Nurses’ costs) Regulation 15 amended (Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment) Regulation 15A amended (Nurse practitioners’ costs) Regulation 16 amended (Specialists’ costs) Regulation 17 amended (Specified treatment providers’ costs) Regulation 19 amended (GST included) Schedule replaced Schedule 1 Amendments to Schedule Schedule 2 Schedule replaced Regulations 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 Title These regulations are the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012.
2 (1) (2) Commencement Part 1 and Schedule 1 come into force on 1 April 2012.

Part 2 and Schedule 2 come into force on 1 July 2012.

2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Part 1 r 7 Principal regulations These regulations amend the Injury Prevention, Rehabilita- tion, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003 (the principal regulations).
Part 1 Amendments that come into force on 1 April 2012 Regulation 13 amended (Medical practitioners’ costs) In regulation 13(1)(b), replace “and nurses’ ” with “, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ ”.

In regulation 13(2)(a)(i), replace “$36.67” with “$37.40”.

In regulation 13(2)(a)(ii), replace “$33.53” with “$34.20”.

Regulation 14 amended (Nurses’ costs) In regulation 14(1)(b), replace “and nurses’ ” with “, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ ”.

In regulation 14(2)(a), replace “$15.72” with “$16.03”.
Regulation 15 amended (Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment) In regulation 15(1)(b), replace “and nurses’ ” with “, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ ”.

In regulation 15(2)(a)(i), replace “$39.81” with “$40.61”.

In regulation 15(2)(a)(ii), replace “$36.67” with “$37.40”.
New regulation 15A inserted (Nurse practitioners’ costs) After regulation 15, insert the following regulation: 2012/11 3 4 (1) (2) (3) 5 (1) (2) 6 (1) (2) (3) 7 “15A Nurse practitioners’ costs “(1) This regulation applies if— “(a) “(b) a claimant visits or is visited by a nurse practitioner; and any treatment received by the claimant during the visit is specified in the Schedule under the heading ‘Med- ical practitioners’, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ costs’.
“(2) For each visit the Corporation is liable to pay— “(a) $29.34; plus 3 Part 1 r 8 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 “(3) “(b) the amount specified for any treatment the claimant re- ceives.
If the claimant receives 2 or more treatments at the same visit, for different injuries, the Corporation is liable to pay— “(a) the amount specified for the most expensive treatment the claimant receives; plus “(b) 50% of the amount specified for each other treatment the claimant receives.
“(4) However, if at the same visit the claimant receives a treatment and a more comprehensive treatment for the same injury, the Corporation is liable to pay only the amount specified for the more comprehensive treatment.
“(5) The amount that the Corporation is liable to pay for the treat- ment under this regulation includes a contribution to the cost of the nurse practitioner using the most effective treatment ma- terials available to the nurse practitioner having regard to the nature of the claimant’s personal injury.” 8 Schedule amended Amend the Schedule as set out in Schedule 1 of these regula- tions.
Part 2 Amendments that come into force on 1 July 2012 Regulation 9 amended (Counsellors’ costs) In regulation 9(2)(a), replace “$102.21” with “$88.88”.

In regulation 9(2)(b), replace “$80.16” with “$69.70”.

Regulation 11 amended (Hyperbaric oxygen treatment costs) In regulation 11(2)(a), replace “$58.67” with “$51.02”.

Regulation 13 amended (Medical practitioners’ costs) In regulation 13(2)(a)(i), replace “$37.40” with “$32.52”.

In regulation 13(2)(a)(ii), replace “$34.20” with “$29.74”.
In regulation 13(5)(a), replace “84 cents” with “73 cents”.

9 (1) (2) 10 11 (1) (2) (3) 4 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Part 2 r 18 (4) In regulation 13(5)(b), replace “$48.86” with “$42.49”.

12 13 (1) (2) 14 15 (1) (2) (3) 16 17 (1) (2) 18 Regulation 14 amended (Nurses’ costs) In regulation 14(2)(a), replace “$16.03” with “$13.94”.
Regulation 15 amended (Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment) In regulation 15(2)(a)(i), replace “$40.61” with “$35.31”.

In regulation 15(2)(a)(ii), replace “$37.40” with “$32.52”.

Regulation 15A amended (Nurse practitioners’ costs) In regulation 15A(2)(a), replace “$29.34” with “$25.51”.

Regulation 16 amended (Specialists’ costs) In regulation 16(2)(a)(i), replace “$102.21” with “$88.88”.

In regulation 16(2)(a)(ii), replace “$80.16” with “$69.70”.
In regulation 16(3)(a), replace “$40.08” with “$34.85”.

Regulation 17 amended (Specified treatment providers’ costs) In regulation 17(3)(a), replace “$62.94” with “$54.73”.

Regulation 19 amended (GST included) In the heading to regulation 19, replace “included” with “ex- cluded”.

In regulation 19, replace “inclusive” with “exclusive”.

Schedule replaced Replace the Schedule with the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations.
5 Schedule 1 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 1 Amendments to Schedule Insert the following item after item DR8: DR9 Complex reconstruction in complex resin, direct 2012/11 r 8 $ 178.89 Omit item DC12.

Replace the heading “Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs” with “Medical practitioners’, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ costs”.

In item RD14, replace “788.54” with “785.54”.
Insert after the heading “Specified treatment providers’ costs”: POD3 POD4 POD5 Abscess or haematoma: drainage with incision (with or without local anaesthetic agent) Nail, simple removal of Nail, wedge resection/removal of—requiring the use of dig- ital anaesthesia $ 30.88 24.73 102.91 6 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule replaced Schedule Costs of treatment Schedule 2 r 18 rr 6, 7, 9–17 Dentists’ costs Examination DE1 DE2 DE3 DX1 DX2 DX3 DX4 DX5 DX6 DX7 Dental consultation, including examination Periodic oral examination/review Extended initial examination (complex cases relating to dental implants, orthodontics, and advanced restorative work)—including study models and photographs Radiological examination and interpretation Periapical or bitewing film (each) Occlusal (each) Panorex Other extra film (each) Tomography Lateral or antero-posterior head films Sedation (age appropriate) Emergency temporary cover DT1 Emergency temporary cover General oral surgery Extractions DG1 DG2 DG3 DG4 DG5 DG6 DG7 DG8 DG9 Extraction of permanent or deciduous tooth per first tooth Surgical removal of tooth or tooth fragment (root fracture) Removal of unerupted tooth or teeth in fracture line Extraction of subsequent permanent or deciduous tooth in same quadrant as for DG1 Surgery Management of minor (less than 1 cm) or moderate (1 to 2 cm) lacerations by suturing per operative site Management of serious (over 2 cm) lacerations by suturing site Incision and drainage abscess cellulitis Excision of traumatic mucous cyst Removal of root from maxillary sinus $ 55.58 28.36 115.56 10.67 28.36 31.11 28.36 131.82 59.56 80.00 28.36 93.33 141.69 247.91 66.67 141.69 244.44 191.29 232.89 262.13 7 Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 Schedule—continued Splint application or removal (per tooth) Cleaning of
 wound and removal of debris Reduction of fractured alveolar process Repositioning of displaced tooth (per tooth) Replacing avulsed tooth Occlusal adjustment (simple) Removal of plates, wires, and screws Jaw fractures non-surgical management Jaw fractures simple and moderate (simple methods of fix- ation) TMJ disorder conservative management Minor surgical operations not otherwise covered by this schedule Provision of bite splints Restorative Amalgam 1 surface filling (including 2 fillings on the one surface) Amalgam 2 surface filling (approximo-occlusal) Amalgam 3 surface filling (mesio-occlusal-distal) Amalgam restoration (including 1 or more cusps) Complex coronal reconstruction in amalgam Non-metallic simple fillings Non-metallic filling (more than 1 surface per tooth) Rebonding tooth fragment Complex reconstruction in composite resin, direct Prosthodontics Partial denture (1 tooth) Each additional tooth (all dentures) Each clasp Lingual bar Metal framed partial denture (1 tooth) Plastic flexible denture, eg, Valplast (1 tooth) Transitional denture replacing missing tooth Full upper or lower denture $ 59.29 59.29 88.89 44.44 44.44 29.60 370.40 127.47 290.49 127.47 127.47 213.33 62.22 80.00 88.89 115.56 128.89 55.29 109.33 83.64 155.56 351.11 18.49 11.38 19.82 836.44 433.33 351.11 566.67 DG10 DG11 DG14 DG15 DG16 DG17 DG18 DG19 DG20 DG21 DG22 DG23 DR1 DR2 DR3 DR4 DR5 DR6 DR7 DR8 DR9 DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5 DP6 DP7 DP8 8 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued Full upper and lower denture Rebasing full upper or lower denture Reline full denture Reline partial denture Repair (all types) Crown and bridge Temporary structure Temporary crown Temporary bridge (per unit) Inlay/onlay Indirect gold inlay/onlay Indirect resin inlay/onlay Indirect porcelain inlay/onlay Veneers Porcelain veneer Composite resin veneer Post (wrought or pre-formed)
 Composite or glass ionomer core Amalgam core Cast post and core (metal or ceramic) Crowns Stainless steel crown Acrylic jacket crown All ceramic crown Porcelain fused to metal crown Cast gold crown (full and three-quarters) Bridges Indirect composite bridge (per unit) Maryland bridge (per unit) Direct composite bridge (per unit) All ceramic bridge (per unit) Porcelain fused to metal bridge (per unit) DP9 DP10 DP11 DP12 DP13 DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 DC5 DC6 DC7 DC8 DC9 DC10 DC11 DC13 DC14 DC15 DC16 DC17 DC18 DC19 DC20 DC21 DC22 $ 991.73 226.67 155.56 155.56 51.02 80.00 80.00 265.60 199.20 265.16 600.71 155.56 82.13 55.29 55.29 177.78 70.84 340.00 711.11 685.69 648.89 209.69 262.13 231.02 566.67 566.67 9 Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule—continued DC23 Gold bridge (per unit) Miscellaneous 2012/11 $ 566.67 28.36 28.36 85.07 85.07 284.44 266.67 213.96 213.96 133.33 35.56 213.96 213.96 213.96 213.96 131.82 311.11 85.07 85.07 222.22 222.22 311.11 333.33 133.33 Stress breaker/precision attachment in bridge Recementing crown/bridge/veneer/inlay Endodontics Pulpotomy Irrigation and dressing of root canal system Complete preparation and obturation of root canal (per canal)—open or closed apex Apicectomy and retrograde filling (per canal) Removal of root filling (per canal) Removal of post or post crown Bleaching, 1 non-vital tooth (per treatment) Pulp capping Removal of a fractured post or instrument Internal repair of perforation Surgical repair of perforation Negotiation of a calcified canal (can be used with item DN3) Periodontics Gingivectomy (per tooth) Surgical crown lengthening (per tooth) Pericision (per tooth) Surgical subgingival curettage (per tooth) Frenectomy Vestibuloplasty Site preparation for dental implant Placement of membrane Substitute bone material Dental implants Resilient linings (tooth or teeth) Fixture head impressions and copings (per fixture)
 Dental implant crown (per single unit) 64.00 342.22 1,066.67 DC24 DC25 DN1 DN2 DN3 DN5 DN6 DN7 DN8 DN9 DN10 DN11 DN12 DN13 DD1 DD2 DD3 DD4 DD5 DD6 DD7 DD8 DD9 DM1 DM2 DM3 10 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued Dental stent and guide (per fixture) Definitive abutment (per fixture) Temporary abutment (per fixture) Repairs to abutments (per fixture) Claimants under 18 years old Dental consultation, including examination Periodic oral examination/review Periapical or bitewing film (each) Panorex Sedation (age appropriate), covers IV and IM (not oral se- dation) Emergency temporary cover Extraction permanent tooth or deciduous tooth (per tooth) Surgical removal of tooth or root Repositioning of displaced tooth (per tooth) Replacing avulsed tooth Non-metallic filling Rebonding tooth fragment Partial denture (1 tooth) Temporary crown Temporary bridge (per unit) Complex reconstruction in composite resin, direct Complete preparation and obturation of root canal per canal closed apex (either item DY17 or DY18 but not both) Complete preparation and obturation of open apexed tooth per tooth (either item DY18 or DY17 but not both) Bleaching, 1 non-vital tooth (per treatment) Pulp capping Surgical decoronation DM4 DM5 DM6 DM7 DY1 DY2 DY3 DY4 DY5 DY6 DY7 DY8 DY9 DY10 DY11 DY12 DY13 DY14 DY15 DY16 DY17 DY18 DY19 DY20 DY21 Hyperbaric oxygen treatment costs H1 H2 H3 H4 Neurological assay before recompression Neurological assay after recompression In-chamber treatment supervision, per hour Out-of-chamber treatment supervision, per hour $ Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment
 Regulations 2012 2012/11 Schedule—continued Medical practitioners’, nurses’, and nurse practitioners’ costs Burn/abrasion Treatment of burn less than 4 cm² Treatment of burn at a single site greater than 4 cm² Treatment of significant abrasions less than 4 cm² at a single site Treatment of significant abrasions greater than 4 cm² at a single site Significant burns or abrasions (not including fractures) at multiple sites (greater than 4 cm²): necessary wound clean- ing, preparation, and dressing Dislocation Dislocation of finger/toe with splint/strapping Dislocation of thumb: closed reduction and immobilisation Dislocation of elbow with radiological confirmation: closed reduction and immobilisation Dislocation of shoulder: closed reduction and collar and cuff immobilisation Dislocation of patella: closed reduction and cast immobil- isation Fracture Fractured finger or toe (proximal, middle, or distal pha- lanx): closed reduction and immobilisation Fractured finger or toe (proximal, middle, or distal pha- lanx): requiring local anaesthetic Fractured metatarsal: closed reduction (not requiring cast): closed reduction, immobilisation by strapping Fractured metacarpal(s) hand: with or without local anaes- thetic: immobilisation by strapping Fractured carpal bone, including scaphoid: cast immobilisation, not requiring reduction Fractured tarsal or metatarsal bones (excluding calcaneum or talus): treatment by cast immobilisation Fractured calcaneum or talus: treatment by cast immobili- sation Fractured clavicle treatment by Fractured distal radius and ulna: cast immobilisation not requiring reduction MB1 MB2 MB3 MB4 MB5 MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MF1 MF2 MF3 MF4 MF5 MF6 MF7 MF8 MF9 12 $ 29.76 58.60 29.77 58.60 85.37 34.48 96.62 89.49 64.45 153.36 34.48 47.67 34.48 47.67 107.38 153.36 153.36 64.45 107.38 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued MF10
 MF11 MF12 MF13 MF14 MF15 MF16 MM1 MM2 MM3 MM4 MM5 MM6 MM7 MM8 MW1 Fractured distal radius and ulna requiring closed reduction, involving regional or other form of anaesthesia Fractured shaft radius and ulna: treatment by cast immo- bilisation Fractured distal humerus (supracondylar or condylar): by cast immobilisation Fractured proximal or shaft humerus: collar and cuff or U-slab Fractured shaft tibia and/or fibula: treatment by cast immo- bilisation with reduction Fractured distal tibia and/or fibula: treatment by cast im- mobilisation with reduction Fractured fibula (without tibial fracture): with soft tissue strapping Miscellaneous immobilisation by immobilisation Abscess or haematoma: drainage with incision (with or without local anaesthetic agent) Insertion of IV line for administration of IV medications or electrolytes or transfusion (if provided under local or national guideline approved by the Corporation) Nail, simple removal of Nail, removal of or wedge resection: requiring the use of digital anaesthesia Removal of embedded or impacted foreign body from cornea or conjunctiva (with use of topical anaesthetic), or from auditory canal or nasal passages, or from skin or subcutaneous tissue with incision, or from rectum or vagina Pinch skin graft Dental anaesthetic Epistaxis: arrest during episode by nasal cavity packing with or without cautery Open wound Closure of open wounds less than 2 cm: any necessary care and treatment, including cleaning and debriding, explor- ation, administration of anaesthetic, and dressing $ 128.39 107.38 107.38 65.12 153.36 153.36 65.12 26.85 53.71 21.50 89.49 28.92 67.14 25.08 39.65 31.63 13 Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 Schedule—continued MW2 MW3 MW4 MT1 MT2 MT3 MT4 MT5 Closure of open wound (or wounds) of skin and subcu- taneous tissue or mucous membrane 2 cm to 7 cm long: any necessary care and treatment, including
 cleaning and debriding, exploration, administration of anaesthetic, and dressing Closure of open wound (or wounds) of skin and subcuta- neous tissue or mucous membrane greater than 7 cm long: any necessary care and treatment, including cleaning and debriding, exploration, administration of anaesthetic, and dressing Amputation of digit, including use of anaesthetic, debride- ment of bone and soft tissue, and closure of wound Soft tissue injury Simple soft tissue injuries: management of simple sprain of wrist/ankle/knee/elbow or other soft tissue injury requir- ing crepe bandage or similar immobilisation not requiring formal strapping Soft tissue injury (other than splinting of dislocated or fractured digit), unless specified elsewhere: application of plaster or padded splint or specific strapping within agreed guidelines (includes splinting of Achilles tendon injury and serious ankle sprains) Aspiration of inflamed joint, tendon, bursa, or other subcu- taneous tissue or space (with or without injection) Extensor tendon, primary repair Ruptured Achilles tendon: management by plaster immo- bilisation Radiologists’ costs Extremities Sternum Sterno-clavicular joints Clavicle Acromio-clavicular joints Scapula Shoulder Humerus Elbow joint Forearm RA01 RA02 RA03 RA04 RA05 RA06 RA07 RA08 RA09 14 $ 60.34 79.84 89.49 14.04 65.12 31.60 161.08 157.90 55.93 63.91 47.94 47.94 47.94 51.93 51.93 43.94 43.94 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued Hand and/or wrist joint Wrist/hand for bone age Upper limb (infant) Sacro-iliac joints Pelvis or both hips (1 projection) Hip joint (more than 1 projection) Femur Knee joint Knee joint (and intercondylar/axial) Tibia and fibula Ankle joint Foot Long legs (hips to ankles—including measurement) Lower limb (infant) Head, neck, and spine Cervical spine Thoracic spine Lumbar spine including lumbosacral joint
 Sacro-coccygeal spine Spine (scoliosis views) Skull Nasal bones Facial bones Optic foramina Auditory canals (plain films only) Nasal sinuses Nasopharynx Mastoids (bilateral) Larynx and/or trachea Upper teeth Lower teeth Mandible or OPG or lateral ceph RA10 RA11 RA15 RA21 RA22 RA25 RA26 RA27 RA28 RA29 RA30 RA32 RA35 RA40 RB01 RB02 RB03 RB04 RB08 RB10 RB12 RB13 RB14 RB16 RB21 RB22 RB23 RB24 RB31 RB32 RB33 $ Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 Schedule—continued Temporo-mandibular joints Salivary gland Pharynx Chest, including breast Thoracic inlet Chest (1 view) Chest (more than 1 view) Chest and thoracic cage Chest and both oblique views Mammography Screening mammogram Recall mammogram Problem mammogram bilateral Problem mammogram unilateral Needle localisation Galactogram Breast aspiration biopsy Breast biopsy with stereotaxis GI, GU, and obstetrics—no contrast modifiers permitted Radiology Abdomen (1 projection) Abdomen (more than 1 projection) Pelvimetry (1 view) Pelvimetry (2 or more views) Screening Contrast swallow (oesophagus only) Contrast study upper GI tract Small bowel meal Small bowel enema (enteroclysis) Contrast enema Dynamic proctogram ERCP $ 59.92 51.93 51.93 51.93 51.93 51.93 63.91 63.91 87.88 119.84 175.77 115.85 235.69 235.69 235.69 235.69 51.93 51.93 51.93 51.93 407.46 407.46 407.46 683.08 407.46 407.46 407.46 RB34 RB35 RB37 RC05 RC06 RC07 RC08 RC09 RC31 RC32 RC35 RC36 RC40 RC41 RC45 RC46 RD01 RD02 RD07 RD08 RD10 RD11 RD13 RD14 RD15 RD20 RD30 16 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued IVP including plain film and tomos
 Cystogram retrograde or antegrade Urethrogram Micturating cysto-urethrogram Ascending urethrogram Special procedures Tube injection Dacrocystogram Sialogram Hysterosalpingogram Myelogram cervical Myelogram lumbar Myelogram multilevel Arthrogram Arthrogram—upper limb Arthrogram—lower limb Ultrasound Abdomen and pelvis US abdomen US abdomen and pelvis US renal tracts US abdominal aorta (without Doppler) US pelvis (trans-abdominal only) Infants US infant head US infant pylorus US infant heart US infant hips US infant miscellaneous Various US thyroid/neck US scrotum and testis RD40 RD44 RD45 RD46 RD47 RS42 RS43 RS44 RS46 RS61 RS62 RS63 RS70 RS71 RS73 RU01 RU02 RU03 RU04 RU06 RU10 RU11 RU12 RU13 RU19 RU20 RU21 $ 235.69 407.46 407.46 407.46 407.46 235.69 235.69 235.69 407.46 407.46 407.46 407.46 235.69 235.69 235.69 123.83 155.80 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85 219.71 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85 17 Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/11 Schedule—continued US breast US veins US eye US chest US injection/aspiration US additional region US miscellaneous Skeletal US shoulder US musculoskeletal US foreign body localisation US skeletal miscellaneous Intracavitary US prostate US anus/rectum US female pelvis (includes trans-vaginal and trans-abdom- inal, or trans-vaginal only) US trans-oesophageal US intraoperative US intracavitary miscellaneous Vascular Duplex/Doppler of chest Duplex/Doppler: additional limb (arterial or venous) Pregnancy US routine pregnancy less than 28 weeks US problem pregnancy US pregnancy greater than 28 weeks US with amniocentesis US pregnancy—per extra foetus greater than 1 Additional X-ray additional region Domiciliary X-ray (in addition) $ 115.85 163.78 115.85 115.85 231.69 83.88 115.85 163.78 123.83 91.88 123.83 143.80 143.80 143.80 243.67 243.67 143.80 195.74 155.80 123.83 155.80 155.80 231.69 59.92 43.94 83.88 RU22 RU23 RU24 RU25 RU27 RU28 RU29
 RU30 RU31 RU32 RU39 RU40 RU41 RU42 RU43 RU44 RU49 RU51 RU56 RU60 RU61 RU62 RU64 RU68 RX24 RX25 18 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule 2 Schedule—continued Specialists’ costs SR1 SR2 SR3 SR4 SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 SF7 SF8 SF9 SF10 SF11 SF12 SF13 SF14 SF15 SF16 SF17 SH1 SH2 SH3 SB1 SB2 SB3 Repair recent wound Not exceeding 7 cm, superficial Not exceeding 7 cm, deeper tissue Exceeding 7 cm, superficial Exceeding 7 cm, deeper tissue Fractures (closed reduction) Phalanges Metacarpals, excluding Bennetts Metatarsals Bennetts Carpal bones Colles Radius and ulna—shafts Radius—head and neck Humerus Talus—neck Calcaneus Other tarsals Ankle—fracture dislocation, Potts Tibia and fibula—shaft Tibia and fibula—upper end Tibia and fibula—involving joint traction Femur, any site, with/without traction Haematoma, abscess, or other infection Small—aspiration Large—incision and drainage (local anaesthetic) Large—incision and drainage (general anaesthetic) Foreign body, removal of Under local anaesthetic Under general anaesthetic From cornea or sclera $ 127.51 170.00 212.53 255.02 85.02 153.02 119.02 221.02 110.49 204.00 246.49 221.02 246.49 229.51 229.51 144.53 357.02 408.00 357.02 416.49 629.02 21.29 101.47 110.49 80.80 178.49 55.29 19 Schedule 2 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Schedule—continued SB4 SB5 SB6 SB7 SD1 SD2 SD3 SD4 SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 SM1 SM2 SM3 SM4 From ear, other than by simple syringing From muscle, tendon, or other deep tissue From nose, other than by simple probing From throat, additional fee Dislocations (closed reduction) Elbow, wrist, thumb, and fingers with strapping/splint Shoulder Patella Hip Plaster Upper limb—above elbow Upper limb—below elbow Lower limb—above knee Lower limb—below knee Other Aspiration of joint Amputation of all or part of 1 digit
 Extensor tendon, primary repair Nail, simple removal of Specified treatment providers’ costs TMT POD 3 POD 4 POD 5 X-RAY All treatment Abcess or haematoma: drainage with incision (with or without local anaesthetic agent) Nail, simple removal of Nail, wedge resection/removal of: requiring the use of dig- ital anaesthesia X-ray services provided by chiropractor (maximum of 2 films per claimant per personal injury) 2012/11 $ 85.02 255.02 102.00 85.02 170.00 102.00 144.53 204.00 127.51 110.49 153.02 127.51 21.29 187.02 297.51 85.02 21.76 26.85 21.50 89.49 13.60 Michael Webster, for Clerk of the Executive Council.
20 2012/11 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations 2012 Explanatory note Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations amend the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003.

Part 1 and Schedule 1 of the regulations come into force on 1 April 2012.
Part 2 and Schedule 2 of the regulations come into force on 1 July 2012.

The amendments made by Part 1 and Schedule 1— • increase the amounts specified for non-specialist treatment by medical practitioners and nurses; and insert a new regulation providing for nurse practitioners’ costs; and specify costs of treatment for 3 new treatments by podiatrists; and make a number of technical amendments.
• The amendments made by Part 2 and Schedule 2— • provide that the amounts specified for the costs of treatment are GST exclusive; and adjust the amounts accordingly; and replace the Schedule of the costs of treatment with a new Schedule.

• • • • Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 23 February 2012.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Labour.
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