Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00195:reg:50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 50
Character Range: 58443–59686

50  All services—particulars of professional service rendered

General
 (1) Subject to this section, a prescribed particular in relation to a professional service is a description of the service sufficient to identify the item that specifies the service.

Hospital treatment
 (2) If the professional service is rendered as part of an episode of hospital treatment, then:
 (a) the description mentioned in subsection (1) must indicate that the service was rendered as part of an episode of hospital treatment; or
 (b) a briefer description of the service may be used together with the number of the item that specifies the service, followed by an asterisk or the letter "H".

Hospital‑substitute treatment
 (3) If the professional service is rendered as part of an episode of hospital‑substitute treatment, and the person who receives the treatment chooses to receive a benefit from a private health insurer in respect of the professional service, then:
 (a) the description mentioned in subsection (1) must be preceded by the words "hospital‑substitute treatment"; or
 (b) a briefer description of the service may be used together with the number of the item that specifies the service, followed by the words "hospital‑substitute treatment".