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Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2021
made under the

Health Insurance Act 1973

Compilation No. 17

Compilation date: 1 November 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01219

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–4
 Schedule 1 (clauses 1.1.1–4.2.2)
Volume 2: Schedule 1 (clauses 5.1.1–7.1.1)
 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 November 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
1 Name
3 Authority
4 General medical services table
Schedule 1—General medical services table
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1.1—Interpretation
1.1.1 Dictionary
1.1.2 Meaning of eligible non‑vocationally recognised medical practitioner
1.1.3 General practitioners
1.1.4 Meaning of multidisciplinary case conference
1.1.5 Meaning of multidisciplinary case conference team
1.1.6 Meaning of single course of treatment
1.1.7 Meaning of symbol (H)
1.1.8 References in this Schedule to items include items determined under section 3C of the Act
Division 1.2—General application provisions
1.2.1 Application
1.2.2 Restrictions on certain items—attendances by specialists and consultant physicians without referrals
1.2.3 Restrictions on certain items—attendances by specialist radiologists in conjunction with certain diagnostic imaging services
1.2.4 Restrictions on certain items—attendances by specialists and consultant physicians on same day as they perform certain surgical operations
1.2.5 Professional attendance services—matters included
1.2.6 Personal attendance