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called the "MRCA Access Payment" — being an additional amount payable by the Department to a general practitioner for a medical service provided by the general practitioner to an entitled person in accordance with these Principles and the Notes for General Practitioners.
    Note: a MRCA Access Payment is an amount additional to any amount otherwise payable by the Department to a general practitioner for a medical service provided by the general practitioner to an entitled person in accordance with these Principles and the Notes for General Practitioners.

    "MRCA Home Care Program" means:

              (a) the treatment program under which the Commission ensures the provision of care and assistance services to entitled persons who are frail, or who have disabilities, with the aim of maintaining the independence of those people, allowing them to remain in their own home for as long as possible, and reducing avoidable illness and injury, and is comprised of section 7 of the Veterans' Affairs (Extended Eligibility for Treatment) Instrument 2015, paragraphs 7.3A to 7.3A.22 (inclusive) of the Principles, and other relevant paragraphs in the Principles, and the arrangements under section 285 of the Act in support thereof.

              (b) the treatment program under which the Commission ensures the provision of social support services to entitled persons referred to the program under a GP Home Care service (category C) Referral.

"MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme" means the scheme determined by the Commission under paragraph 286(1)(c) of the Act.

"MRCA Private Patient Principles" means the principles in the determination made by the Commission under paragraph 286(1)(b) of the Act.

 "National Law" means a law of the Commonwealth, a State, or Territory, enacted pursuant to the Intergovernmental Agreement for a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions made on 26 March 2008:

 http://www.ahwo.gov.au/documents/National%20Registration%20and%20Accreditation/NATREG%20-%20Intergovernmental%20Agreement.pdf

           "neuropsychologist" means a person who:

              (a) specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders associated with conditions affecting the brain such as difficulties with memory, learning, attention, language, reading, problem‑solving, decision‑making or other aspects of behaviour and thinking abilities; and

              (b) in the opinion of an employee of, or consultant to, the Department or the Human Services Department, has appropriate qualifications in clinical neuropsychology and practises as a neuropsychologist.

    "Notes for Allied Health Providers" means the document approved by the Secretary to the Department entitled "Notes for Allied Health Providers", and referred to in Schedule 1, that sets out the terms on which, and the conditions subject to which, an allied health provider is to provide treatment to an entitled person in order for the Commission to accept financial responsibility for that treatment.

    "Notes for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Providers" means the document approved by the Commission, the Repatriation Commission, or a member of the