Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800:reg:18:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18 (pt 12/42)
Character Range: 183527–186634

a supplier approved by the Commission.

7.6.6 Except where the Commission decides otherwise, financial responsibility will not be accepted for routine toenail cutting.

7.6A Diabetes Educator services

7.6A.1 Subject to paragraph 7.6A.2 the Commission may accept financial responsibility for diabetes educator services provided to an entitled person with diabetes where:

    (a) a referer, being a general practitioner, medical specialist, discharge planner, a treating doctor in a hospital or another diabetes educator with a current referral, refers the entitled person to a diabetes educator for diabetes educator services; and

    (b) except where the referer is of the opinion that the entitled person suffers from chronic diabetes that needs ongoing treatment, twelve months has not elapsed from the date of the referral or, where an entitled person is referred by a diabetes educator to another diabetes educator, twelve months has not elapsed from the date of the original referral; and

    (c) the diabetes educator has a provider number.

7.6A.2 Prior approval is required for diabetes educator services where those services are to be provided to an entitled person in a public hospital.

     7.7 Chiropractic and osteopathic services

7.7.1 The Commission will accept financial responsibility for chiropractic or osteopathic services where a general practitioner or medical specialist refers an entitled person to a registered chiropractor or osteopath who has a provider number.

7.7.2 The Commission will only accept financial responsibility for chiropractic and osteopathic services involving treatment of the musculo‑skeletal system. No other treatment will be accepted.

7.7.3 The Commission will only accept financial responsibility for x‑rays taken by a registered chiropractor who is licensed to take x‑rays under relevant State or Territory legislation.

7.7.5    The Commission will not accept financial responsibility for the provision of concurrent courses of physiotherapy and chiropractic services or physiotherapy and osteopathic services for the same condition to any entitled person.

7.7A  Outreach Program Counselling

7.7A.1 The treatment of outreach program counselling is established under this Part and may be provided by an outreach program counsellor to an eligible entitled person in accordance with the Principles.

Note: paragraph 7.1A.1 requires outreach program counselling to be provided in accordance with the VVCS OPC Provider Notes.

7.7A.2 An entitled person is eligible for outreach program counselling if:

         (a) the entitled person is eligible for VVCS under the Act; and

         (b) in the opinion of the Commission:

           (i) the entitled person is unable to reasonably have access to a VVCS Centre due to the physical isolation of the person's place of residence in Australia; or

           (ii) despite the entitled person having reasonable access to a VVCS Centre, there is a special reason for the person requiring outreach program counselling; and

         (c) the outreach program counselling is provided to the entitled person