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Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services ‑ Optometric Services) Determination 2020
made under the

Health Insurance Act 1973

Compilation No. 6

Compilation date: 1 July 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L00563

Registered: 13 July 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services - Optometric Services) Determination 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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
5. Definitions
6. Treatment of relevant services
7. Application of item 10929
8. Application of items 10931, 10932 and 10933
9. Application of items 10940 and 10941
10. Limitation on item 10943
11. Limitation on items
12. Limitation on item 10944
14. Application of items 10945 and 10946
15. Professional attendance items and services provided with non‑medicare services
16. Indexation
Schedule – Relevant services
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

1. Name

     This instrument is the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services ‑ Optometric Services) Determination 2020.

3. Authority

     This instrument is made under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

5. Definitions

      (1) In this instrument:

     Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

     bulk‑billed for a relevant service, means:
           (a) a medicare benefit is payable to a person in relation to the service; and
           (b)