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health screening service has the same meaning as in subsection 19(5) of the Act.

     prescribed medical practitioner has the meaning given by clause 7.1.1 of the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2021.
     relevant provisions means all provisions, of the Act and regulations made under the Act, and the National Health Act 1953 and regulations made under the National Health Act 1953, relating to medical services, professional services or items.

     relevant service means a health service, as defined in subsection 3C(8) of the Act, that is specified in a Schedule.

     Schedule means a Schedule to this Determination.

     Note: The following terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:

              clinically relevant service

              general medical services table

              item

              professional service

     (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Determination to a provision of the Act or the National Health Act 1953 or regulations made under the Act or under the National Health Act 1953 as applied, adopted or incorporated in relation to specifying a matter is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time and any other reference to provisions of an Act or regulations is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time.

  6. Treatment of relevant services

       For subsection 3C(1) of the Act a relevant service, provided in accordance with this Determination and as a clinically relevant service, is to be treated, for the relevant provisions, as if:

           (a) it were both a professional service and a medical service; and

           (b) there were an item in the general medical services table that:

                (i) related to the service; and

                (ii) specified for the service a fee in relation to each State, being the fee specified in the Schedule in relation to the service.

  7. Application of item 699 and 177

     (1) Clause 2.15.1 of the general medical services table shall have effect as if:

           (a) item 699 is specified in subclause 2.15.1(1) for the purposes of this clause; or

           (b) item 177 is specified in subclause 2.15.1(2) for the purposes of this clause.

     (2) Clause 2.15.14 of the general medical services table shall have effect as if item 699 or 177 contained in the Schedule was also specified in clause 2.15.14.

     (3) For any particular patient, item 699 or 177 is not applicable:

           (a) if the patient has been provided a service to which item 699 or 177 applies in the previous 12 month period; or

           (b) if, prior to a service, the patient has been provided a service mentioned in:

                (i) Group A14 of the general medical services table within the previous 12 months, excluding item 715; or

                (ii) Group A7, Subgroup 5 of