Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_16018
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 16018
Character Range: 974372–977726

16018                                  Administration of 153 Sm‑lexidronam for the relief of bone pain due to skeletal metastases (as indicated by a positive bone scan), if systemic antineoplastic therapy is unavailable or has failed to control the patient's disease, and:                   4,814.70
                                       (a) the disease is poorly controlled by conventional radiotherapy; or
                                       (b) conventional radiotherapy is inappropriate, due to the wide distribution of sites of bone pain

Division 5.5—Group T4: Obstetrics

5.5.1  Definitions for item 16400
  In item 16400:
nurse means a person:
 (a) who is registered under a law of a State or Territory as a registered nurse or enrolled nurse; and
 (b) who is employed by, or whose services are otherwise retained by, a medical practitioner or a practice operated by a medical practitioner.

5.5.2  Meaning of practice midwife in items 16400 and 16408
  In items 16400 and 16408:
practice midwife means a midwife who is employed by, or whose services are otherwise retained by, a medical practitioner or a practice operated by a medical practitioner.

5.5.3  Restrictions on item 16400—provider and timing
 (1) Item 16400 applies to an antenatal service provided to a patient by a practice midwife, nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner only if:
 (a) the practice midwife, nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner has the appropriate training and skills to perform an antenatal service; and
 (b) the medical practitioner under whose supervision the antenatal service is provided retains responsibility for clinical outcomes and for the health and safety of the patient; and
 (c) the practice midwife, nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner complies with relevant legislative or regulatory requirements regarding the provision of the antenatal service in the State or Territory where the service is provided.
 (2) Item 16400 does not apply in conjunction with another antenatal attendance item for the same patient, on the same day by the same practitioner.
 (3) Item 16400 does not apply in conjunction with item 10990, 10991, 10992, 75855, 75856, 75857 or 75858.
 (4) For any particular patient, item 16400 applies not more than 10 times in a 9 month period.

5.5.4  Items in Group T4
  This clause sets out items in Group T4.
Note: The fees in Group T4 are indexed in accordance with clause 1.3.1.

Group T4—Obstetrics
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