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terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:
         consultant physician
         specialist

    6A. Indexation

    (1) At the start of 1 July 2024 (the indexation time), each amount covered by subsection (2) is replaced by the amount worked out using the following formula:

           Note: The indexed fees could in 2024 be viewed on the Department of Health and Aged Care's MBS Online website (http://www.health.gov.au).

    (2) The amounts covered by this subsection are the fee for each item in a Schedule of this Determination, other than the fee for the following:
           (a) an item in Group P9.

    (3) An amount worked out under subsection (1) is to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents (rounding down if the amount is an exact multiple of 2.5 cents).

Part 2 Midwifery services

    7. Interpretation

    (1) In this Part:
      birth includes episiotomy and repair of tears.

    (2) For this Part, a participating midwife is a member of a practice that provides a patient's antenatal care if the midwife:
       (a) participates (whether as a partner, employee or otherwise) in the provision of professional services as part of the practice; or
       (b) provides relief services to the practice; or
       (c) provides professional services as part of the practice as a locum.

    8. Treatment of midwifery services

    For subsection 3C(1) of the Act, a midwifery 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 1 for the service.

    10. General requirements

    (1) An item in Schedule 1 applies to a service only if:
       (a) the service is provided in the course of a personal attendance on a single patient on a single occasion by a single participating midwife; and
       (b) the midwife:
           (i) is not employed by the proprietor of a hospital that is not a private hospital; or
           (ii) both:
              (A) is employed by the proprietor of a hospital that is not a private hospital; and
              (B) provides the service otherwise than in the course of employment by that proprietor.

    (2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not another person provides essential assistance to the participating midwife in accordance with accepted clinical practice.

    (3) An item in Schedule 1 does not apply to a service provided for a patient if the patient is not in attendance.

      Examples — patient not in attendance
  1   Completing patient records.
  2   Issuing repeat prescriptions.
  3   Telephone attendances.

    (4)