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2 Nurse practitioner services and fees
Part 1 Nurse practitioner pathology services and fees
Part 2 Nurse practitioner services and fees
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Editorial changes

Part 1 Preliminary

    1. Name
     This instrument is the Health Insurance (Section 3C Midwife and Nurse Practitioner Services) Determination 2020.

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

    5 Definitions
    (1) In this instrument:
Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
non‑medicare service means a service provided by a nurse practitioner other than a service that is generally accepted in the nursing profession as being necessary for the appropriate treatment of the patient to whom it is rendered.
relevant provisions means all provisions, relating to professional services or medical services, of:
 (a) the Act and regulations made under the Act; and
 (b) the National Health Act 1953 and regulations made under that Act.
Note   The following terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:
 general medical services table
 participating midwife
 participating nurse practitioner
         pathology services table
    (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.

    6. Additional definitions for telehealth items
    (1) In an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1 or Part 3 of Schedule 2:
care recipient means a person approved as a care recipient under Part 2.3 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
telehealth eligible area means an area classified as a telehealth eligible area by the Minister.
Note   A diagram showing telehealth eligible areas can be viewed by searching 'telehealth eligible areas' at www.mbsonline.gov.au.
participating in a video consultation means participating in a consultation via video conference with a specialist or consultant physician practising in their specialty where:
           (a) there is an item that relates to the specialist or consultant physician's service; and
           (b) the specialist or consultant physician's service is rendered in Australia.
residential care service has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 1997.
Note   The following 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