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Nuclear Medicine Services) Determination 2019.

      3. Authority

     This instrument is made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

      4. Definitions

     (1) In this instrument:
     Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

     general medical services table means the table prescribed under subsection 4(1) of the Act.
     PET means positron emission tomography.
     relevant provisions means 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.

     relevant service means a health service, as defined in subsection 3C(8) of the Act, that is specified in the Schedule.

     report means a report prepared by a medical practitioner.

     (R) has the meaning given by clause 1.2.15 of the diagnostic imaging services table.

     Schedule means the Schedule to this instrument.

     Note: The following terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:

              clinically relevant service

              diagnostic imaging services table

              item

              professional service

     (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this instrument to a provision of the Act or the National Health Act 1953 or regulations made under the Act or under the National Health Act 1953 as applied, adopted or incorporated in relation to specifying a matter is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time and any other reference to provisions of an Act or regulations is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time.

     5. Treatment of relevant services

       For subsection 3C(1) of the Act a relevant service, provided in accordance with this instrument and as a clinically relevant service, is to be treated, for the relevant provisions of the Act, the regulations, the National Health Act 1953 or the regulations under that Act, as if:

           (a) it were both a professional service and a medical service; and
(b) there were an item in the diagnostic imaging services table that:
(i) related to the service; and
(ii) specified for the service a fee in relation to each State, being the fee specified in the Schedule in relation to the service.

      6. Application of Items in Schedule 1

     (1) Clause 1.2.17 of the diagnostic imaging services table shall have effect as if the items in Schedule 1 of this instrument were specified for the purpose of that clause.

     (2) Clause 2.4.2 of the diagnostic imaging services table does not apply to the items in Schedule 1 of this instrument.

      7. Restriction on items – services connected with provision of PET nuclear scanning during Technetium‑99m interruptions

     (1) Items 61333, 61336 and 61341 only apply to a service described in the item, if:

           (a) the patient's clinical condition