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82123 and 82125 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 applies to services provided by a participating midwife (the second midwife) who manages a patient's labour, but does not undertake the birth, only if:
       (a) the patient's care was transferred from the second midwife to another participating midwife in order to manage fatigue experienced by the second midwife; or
       (b) there was a clinical need to transfer the patient's care to an obstetrician or medical practitioner who provides obstetric services.

    (5) Item 82127 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 applies to services provided by a participating midwife (the third midwife) who manages a patient's labour, but does not undertake the birth, only if:
       (a) the patient's care was transferred from the third midwife to another participating midwife to manage fatigue experienced by the third midwife; or
       (b) there was a clinical need to transfer the patient's care to an obstetrician or medical practitioner who provides obstetric services.

Part 3 Nurse practitioner services

    13. Treatment of nurse practitioner services ‑ general

    Subject to section 14, for subsection 3C(1) of the Act, a nurse practitioner service provided in accordance with this instrument 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) mentioned, for the service, a fee in relation to each State, being the fee mentioned in the item in Schedule 2 relating to the service.

    14. Treatment of nurse practitioner services ‑ pathology

    For subsection 3C(1) of the Act, a nurse practitioner service described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 provided in accordance with this instrument 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 pathology services table that:
           (i) related to the service; and
           (ii) mentioned, for the service, a fee in relation to each State, being the fee mentioned in the item in Part 1 of Schedule 2 relating to the service.

      Note 1   A participating nurse practitioner performing a service described in items 73828 to 73837 must be the patient's treating practitioner in order for medicare benefit to be payable — see subsection 16A(7A) of the Act.

    15. Scope of practice

    (1) For a patient, an item in Schedule 2 applies only if the service mentioned in that item is within the scope of practice of the participating nurse practitioner who provides the service.

    16. General requirements

    (1) An item in Schedule 2, except an item in Part 1 of Schedule 2, applies to a service only