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2004/424 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 Pursuant to section 324 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001, Her Excellency the Governor­General, act­ ing on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Contents Title Commencement Medical practitioners’ costs Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment Schedule amended Schedule New items substituted in principal regulations Page 1 2 2 2 2 2 Title These regulations are the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004.
In these regulations, the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost (1) (2) 1 r 2 2 3 4 5 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 2004/424 of Treatment) Regulations 20031 are called “the principal regulations”.

Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 April 2005.
Medical practitioners’ costs Regulation 13(2)(a)(ii) of the principal regulations is amended by omitting the expression “$26.00”, and substituting the ex­ pression “$32.00”.

Medical practitioners’ and nurses’ costs for combined treatment Regulation 15(2)(a)(ii) of the principal regulations is amended by omitting the expression “$29.00”, and substituting the ex­ pression “$35.00”.
Schedule amended The principal regulations are amended by omitting from the Schedule the items relating to “Radiologists’ costs”, and sub­ stituting the items set out in the Schedule to these regulations.
Schedule New items substituted in principal regulations r 5 Extremities Sternum Sterno­clavicular joints Clavicle $ 62.92 71.9 53.93 Radiologists’ costs RA01 RA02 RA03 1 SR 2003/388 2 2004/424 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 Schedule RA04 RA05 RA06 RA07 RA08 RA09 RA10 RA11 RA15 RA21 RA22 RA25 RA26 RA27 RA28 RA29 RA30 RA32 RA35 Acromio­clavicular joints Scapula Shoulder Humerus Elbow joint Forearm Hand and/or wrist joint Wrist/hand for bone age 53.93 53.93 58.42 58.42 49.43 49.43 49.43 49.43 Upper limb (infant) 58.42 Sacro­iliac joints Pelvis or both hips (one projection) 58.42 58.42 Hip joint (more than one projection) 62.92 Femur Knee joint Knee joint (and intercondylar/axial) Tibia and ﬁbula Ankle joint Foot Long legs (hips to ankles—including measurement) 58.42 53.93 62.92 53.93 58.42 53.93 67.41 3 Schedule Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 2004/424 RA40 Lower limb (infant) 62.92 Head, neck, and spine Cervical spine Thoracic spine Lumbar spine including lumbosacral joint Sacro­coccygeal spine Spine; scoliosis views Skull Nasal bones Facial bones Optic foramina Auditory canals (plain ﬁlms only) Nasal sinuses Nasopharynx 67.41 62.92 62.92 58.42 67.41 62.92 53.93 58.42 49.43 62.92 49.43 58.42 Mastoids (bilateral) 62.92 Larynx and/or trachea Upper teeth Lower teeth Mandible or OPG or lateral ceph 53.93 49.43 49.43 67.41 RB01 RB02 RB03 RB04 RB08 RB10 RB12 RB13 RB14 RB16 RB21 RB22 RB23 RB24 RB31 RB32 RB33 4 2004/424 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 Schedule RB34 RB35 RB37 RC05 RC06 RC07 RC08 RC09 RC31 RC32 RC35 RC36 RC40 RC41 RC45 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 67.41 58.42 58.42 58.42 58.42 58.42 71.9 71.9 98.87 Recall mammogram 134.82 Problem mammogram bilateral Problem mammogram unilateral 197.74 130.33 Needle localisation 265.15 Galactogram Breast aspiration biopsy 265.15 265.15 5 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 2004/424 Breast biopsy with stereotaxis 265.15 GI, GU, and obstetrics—no contrast modiﬁers permitted Radiology Abdomen (1 projection) Abdomen (more than 1 projection) 58.42 58.42 Pelvimetry (1 view) 58.42 Pelvimetry (2 or more views) 58.42 Screening Contrast swallow (oesophagus only) 458.39 Contrast study upper GI tract 458.39 Small bowel meal 458.39 Small bowel enema (enteroclysis) 768.47 Contrast enema Dynamic proctogram ERCP IVP including plain ﬁlm and tomos 458.39 458.39 458.39 265.15 Schedule RC46 RD01 RD02 RD07 RD08 RD10 RD11 RD13 RD14 RD15 RD20 RD30 RD40 6 2004/424 RD44 RD45 RD46 RD47 RS42 RS43 RS44 RS46 RS61 RS62 RS63 RS70 RS71 RS73 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 Schedule 458.39 458.39 458.39 458.39 Cystogram retrograde or antegrade Urethrogram Micturating cysto­urethrogram Ascending urethrogram Special procedures Tube injection 265.15 Dacrocystogram 265.15 Sialogram Hysterosalpin­ gogram 265.15 458.39 Myelogram cervical 458.39 Myelogram lumbar 458.39 Myelogram multilevel Arthrogram Arthrogram—upper limb 458.39 265.15 265.15 Arthrogram—lower limb 265.15 Ultrasound Abdomen and pelvis RU01 US abdomen 139.31 7 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 2004/424 175.27 130.33 130.33 130.33 US abdomen and pelvis US renal tracts US abdominal aorta (without Doppler) US pelvis (trans­abdominal only) Infants US infant head 130.33 US infant pylorus 130.33
 247.17 130.33 130.33 US infant heart US infant hips US infant miscellaneous Various US thyroid/neck 130.33 US scrotum and testis US breast US veins US eye US chest US injection/aspiration 130.33 130.33 184.25 130.33 130.33 260.65 US additional region 94.37 Schedule RU02 RU03 RU04 RU06 RU10 RU11 RU12 RU13 RU19 RU20 RU21 RU22 RU23 RU24 RU25 RU27 RU28 8 2004/424 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 Schedule RU29 US miscellaneous 130.33 RU30 RU31 RU32 RU39 RU40 RU41 RU42 RU43 RU44 RU49 RU51 RU56 Skeletal US shoulder 184.25 US musculoskeletal 139.31 103.36 139.31 161.78 161.78 161.78 US foreign body localisation US skeletal miscellaneous Intracavitary US prostate US anus/rectum US female pelvis (includes trans­vaginal and trans­abdominal, or trans­vaginal only) US trans­ oesophageal 274.13 US intraoperative 274.13 US intracavitary miscellaneous 161.78 Vascular Duplex/Doppler of chest Duplex/Doppler: additional limb (arterial or venous) Pregnancy 220.21 175.27 9 Explanatory note Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 2004/424 RU60 RU61 RU62 RU64 RU68 RX24 RX25 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 X­ray additional region Domiciliary X­ray (in addition) 139.31 175.27 175.27 260.65 67.41 49.43 94.37 Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2005, amend the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003.
The amendments increase the amount payable for a claimant who is 6 years old or over as follows: •• for consultations for ACC treatment with a medical practi­ tioner, the payment is increased from $26.00 to $32.00: 10 2004/424 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2004 •• for combined consultations for ACC treatment with a medical practitioner and a nurse, the payment is increased from $29.00 to $35.00.
The amounts payable for radiology services for ACC treatment are increased by approximately 44%.

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

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 9 December 2004.

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