Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:schedule:1:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 10/10)
Character Range: 37565–39792

of the patient during the attendance service.

Division 1.3—Indexation of fees

1.3.1  Indexation—1 July 2024
 (1) At the start of 1 July 2024 (the indexation time), each amount covered by subclause (2) is replaced by the amount worked out using the following formula:
Note: The indexed fees could in 2024 be viewed on the Department's MBS Online website (http://www.health.gov.au).
 (2) The amounts covered by this subclause are the fee for each item in a Group in this Schedule, other than the fee for the following:
 (a) an item in Group A2;
 (b) an item in Group A23;
 (c) items 90092, 90093, 90095, 90096 and 90098 in Group A35;
 (d) an item in Group T10.
 (3) To avoid doubt, a fee listed in any of the following items is not indexed under subclause (1):
 (a) items in a Group that list the fee as a percentage of a fee listed in another item in the Group;
 (b) items in a Group that list the fee as an amount under a specified clause in this Schedule;
 (c) a table item of the following tables:
 (i) table 2.1.1;
 (ii) table 2.1.2;
 (iii) table 2.20.2;
 (iv) table 2.20.2A.
 (4) An amount worked out under subclause (1) is to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents (rounding down if the amount is an exact multiple of 2.5 cents).

Part 2—Attendances

Division 2.1—Preliminary

2.1.1  Meaning of amount under clause 2.1.1
  In an item of this Schedule mentioned in column 1 of table 2.1.1:
amount under clause 2.1.1 means the sum of:
 (a) the fee mentioned in column 2 for the item; and
 (b) either:
 (i) if a practitioner attends not more than 6 patients in a single attendance—the amount mentioned in column 3 for the item, divided by the number of patients attended; or
 (ii) if a practitioner attends more than 6 patients in a single attendance—the amount mentioned in column 4 for the item.

Table 2.1.1—Amount under clause 2.1.1
                                       Column 1               Column 2                Column 3                                                                          Column 4

Item                                   Item of this Schedule  Fee                     Amount if not more than 6 patients (to be divided by the number of patients) ($)  Amount if more than 6 patients ($)