Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00827:clause:2_7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00827
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 7
Character Range: 11162–12563

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 (3) If:
 (a) a cheque for an amount of a medicare benefit payable in respect of a professional service is given or sent under subsection (2) at the request of the person to whom the medicare benefit is payable; and
 (b) the professional service was rendered by or on behalf of a general practitioner; and
 (c) the cheque is not presented for payment during the period of 90 days beginning on the day on which the cheque was given or sent under that subsection;
the Commission may pay to the general practitioner by whom, or on whose behalf, the professional service was rendered an amount equal to the amount of the medicare benefit.

 (4) If the Commission pays an amount under subsection (3) to a general practitioner by whom, or on whose behalf, a professional service was rendered, then:
 (a) the request under subsection (2), by the person to whom the medicare benefit concerned is payable, to give or send a cheque for the amount of the medicare benefit is taken to have been withdrawn; and
 (b) the person may not subsequently make a request under subsection (2) in respect of that medicare benefit.

 (5) Without limiting subsection (3), an amount may be paid under that subsection by means of electronic transmission of the amount to an account kept with a bank, in such circumstances, and subject to such conditions, as are prescribed by the regulations.