Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00031:clause:1_6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00031
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6
Character Range: 17408–19253

6                                 a gap permitted prosthesis  a day hospital facility                                  (a) must be at least the minimum benefit amount for the prosthesis determined by the Minister under subsection 73AAG(7); and
                                                                                                                       (b) must not exceed the maximum benefit amount for the prosthesis determined by the Minister under that subsection.

  Paragraphs (d) and (e) do not apply to benefits covered by this paragraph.

12 Review of operation of this Schedule

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review of the operation of the amendments made by this Schedule to be undertaken as soon as practicable after 1 July 2007.

       (1A) The review must include:
 (a) an assessment of the adequacy of informed financial consent arrangements; and
 (b) an examination of the extent of out-of-pocket costs experienced by patients for clinically appropriate prostheses.

(2) A person who undertakes such a review must give the Minister a written report of the review not later than 1 October 2007.

(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister.

(4) In this item:

independent review means a review undertaken by persons who:

 (a) in the Minister's opinion possess appropriate qualifications to undertake the review; and

 (b) include one or more persons who are not and have not been in the last 5 years employed by a registered organization, the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority and have not, since the commencement of this Act, provided services to a registered organization, the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority under or in connection with a contract.