Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00214:clause:1_7:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00214
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7 (pt 11/11)
Character Range: 41567–44053

benefits.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the circumstance is that, between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1999, at least 50 services were rendered in nursing homes or patients' residences by or on behalf of the practitioner, and the rendering of those services entitled payment of medicare benefits.

Subdivision B—Subgroups 1 to 4 of Group I1

2.1.2A  Reduction in fees—multiple services on same day—vascular ultrasounds
 (1) If a medical practitioner provides 2 or more vascular ultrasound services for the same patient on the same day, the fees specified for the items that apply to the services are reduced as follows:
 (a) the second highest fee is reduced by 40%;
 (b) any other fee, except the highest, is reduced by 50%.
 (2) For the purposes of subclause (1):
 (a) if 2 or more applicable fees are equally the highest:
 (i) only one of those fees is taken to be the highest fee; and
 (ii) the other, or another, highest fee is taken to be the second highest fee; and
 (b) if 2 or more fees are equally second highest—any one of those fees may be taken to be the second highest for the purpose of paragraph (1)(b); and
 (c) if a reduced fee calculated under subclause (1) is not a multiple of 5 cents—the reduced fee is taken to be the nearest amount that is a multiple of 5 cents.
 (3) This clause does not apply to the fee specified in item 64990 or 64991.

2.1.3  Items in Subgroups 1 to 4 of Group I1
  This clause sets out items in Subgroups 1 to 4 of Group I1.
Note: The fees in Group I1 are indexed in accordance with clause 2.7.1.

Group I1—Ultrasound
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Item                   Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fee ($)
Subgroup 1—General