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location specified in Schedule D of this Direction; and
                    2.     by a prescribed medical practitioner who is registered to provide services with Services Australia under the Commonwealth Urgent Care Clinic program mentioned in paragraph (2)(a).
             3.   if the service is specified in Schedule C:
               1.    at a practice location specified in Schedule E of this Direction; and
               2.     by a prescribed medical practitioner who is registered to provide services with Services Australia under the Commonwealth Urgent Care Clinic program mentioned in paragraph (2)(a).
     1.      DECLARE that this Direction commences on 1 December 2024 and ceases to have effect at the end of 30 June 2025 unless earlier revoked.
Note, a number of expressions used in this direction are defined in the below instruments:
      * Health Insurance Act 1973: the meaning of general practitioner, participating nurse practitioner and professional service; and
      * Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2021: the meaning of prescribed medical practitioner.

Date this 15th day of November 2024

Nigel Murray
Assistant Secretary
MBS Policy and Specialist Programs Branch
Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division
Health Resourcing Group
Department of Health and Aged Care

SCHEDULE A
MEDICARE BENEFITS SCHEDULE ITEMS AS AGREED under the Urgent care clinic program
For services listed in the below tables, 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 apply.
General Medical Services Table
Group   Group Name                                                                   Subgroup                                                                                                                                                                                     Subgroup Name                                       Item Number
A1      General practitioner attendances to which no other item applies              3, 23, 36, 44, 123
A5      Prolonged attendances to which no other item applies
A7      Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items                            9                                                                                                                                                                                            Prescribed medical practitioner mental health care  279
A20     Mental health care                                                           1                                                                                                                                                                                            GP mental health treatment plans                    2713
A22     General practitioner after-hours attendances to which no other item applies  5000, 5020, 5040, 5060, 5071
D1      Miscellaneous diagnostic procedures and investigations                       6                                                                                                                                                                                            Cardiovascular                                      11707
T4      Obstetrics                                                                   16500
T7      Regional or field nerve blocks                                               18213
T8      Surgical operations                                                          1                                                                                                                                                                                            General                                             30003, 30006, 30026, 30029, 30032, 30035, 30038, 30042, 30045, 30049, 30061, 30064, 30099, 30216, 30219