Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00183:clause:1_65181
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00183
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 65181
Character Range: 49247–52227

65181                 A test described in item 65175, if rendered by a receiving APP, if one or more tests described in the item have been rendered by the referring APP—one test                                                                                                                                                                                                                             23.30

Division 2.2—Group P2: chemical

2.2.1  Inclusion of measurement of creatinine in services
  A pathology service described in an item in Group P2 (except item 66500) that:
 (a) involves the measurement of a substance in urine; and
 (b) requires calculation of a substance/creatinine ratio;
is taken to include the measurement of creatinine necessary for the calculation.

2.2.2  Restriction on vitamins testing items—timing
 (1) For any particular patient, items 66605 and 66606 are applicable not more than twice (in total for both items) in 12 months.
 (2) For any particular patient, items 66607 and 66610 are applicable not more than twice (in total for both items) in 12 months.

2.2.3  Restriction on metals testing items—timing
 (1) This clause applies to items 66819, 66820, 66821, 66822, 66825, 66826, 66827, 66828, 66831 and 66832 (each of which is a metals testing item).
 (2) For any particular patient, a metals testing item does not apply if, in the 6 months before the service described in the item was requested, there have been 3 patient episodes for the patient in relation to which any metals testing item applied.

2.2.4  Items in Group P2
  This clause sets out items in Group P2.

Group P2—Chemical
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Item               Pathology service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fee ($)