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that Act; and

(b) Schedule 1A to the Health Insurance Act 1973 as substituted by regulations made under subsection 4(2) of that Act; and

(c) the table of diagnostic imaging services prescribed under subsection 4AA(1) of that Act as in force from time to time.

     Note: an example of where "Medicare Benefits Schedule" is used in a non‑payment context is paragraph 4.2.1.

    "medicare benefit" has the meaning it has in the Health Insurance Act 1973.

"medicare program" has the meaning it has in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.

    "medical practitioner" has the same meaning as "medical practitioner" has in the Health Insurance Act 1973.

    "medical specialist" means a medical practitioner who is recognised as a consultant physician or as a specialist, in the appropriate specialty, for the purposes of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

"minor procedure" means a surgical procedure that:

(a) does not involve hospitalisation or theatre fees; and

(b) is of a type that is undertaken routinely in doctors' and specialists' rooms; and

(c) does not require general anaesthesia; and

(d) is not undertaken in a private day facility centre.

"MRCA" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

"MRCC" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission established under the MRCA.

 "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 ServicesDepartment, 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 or a member thereof, or by the Secretary to the Department, entitled "Notes for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program", and referred to in Schedule 1, that sets out the terms on which:
          (a) a general practitioner;
          (b) a practice nurse;
               (c) a community nurse (via a DVA‑contracted community nursing provider); and
               (d) an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care worker;

    is to