Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800:front:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 13849–17052

a psychologist:

           (a) who has been given a provider number in respect of being a psychologist; and

           (b) who, in the opinion of an employee of, or consultant to, the Department or the Human Services Department, has appropriate qualifications in clinical psychology and practises as a clinical psychologist.

         "Commission" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.

    "Commission‑funded treatment" means treatment for which the Commission may accept financial responsibility.

    Note: although the Commission may accept financial responsibility for treatment, actual payment for that treatment is made by the Commonwealth.  See paragraph 423(c) of the Act.

    "Commonwealth Home Support Programme service" means a service provided to a person under the programme administered by the Department of Social Services called the "Commonwealth Home Support Programme" and includes any service provided under that programme as the name of the programme may change from time to time.

    "community nurse" means a registered nurse or enrolled nurse who works in a community nursing setting and who is employed or engaged by a  community nursing provider.

"Community Nurse Care Co‑ordination treatment" means
    treatment provided by a community nurse to an entitled person under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, comprised of:

               (a) implementing the Comprehensive Care Plan for the person under the Program — in particular co‑ordinating treatment services under the Comprehensive Care Plan; and
              (b) liaising, in relation to the Comprehensive Care Plan, with the general practitioner who manages the Comprehensive Care Plan for the person.

    "community nursing provider" means a community nursing provider who has entered into an agreement with the Commission to provide community nursing services to entitled persons.

    "community nursing services" means the community nursing services provided to an entitled person, in respect of which the Commission will accept financial responsibility for under Part 7 of the Principles.

    "Comprehensive Care Plan" means the care plan prepared by a general practitioner, in accordance with the Notes for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Providers, for an entitled person participating in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program.

    Note: Fees for the preparation of a "Comprehensive Care Plan" are set out in the Schedule 8, Co‑ordinated Veterans' Care (CVC) Program of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Fee Schedules for Medical Services (see: paragraph 3.5.1).

    "Contracted Day Procedure Centre" means premises:

               (a) at which any patient is admitted and discharged on the same day for medical, surgical or other treatment; and

               (b) operated by a person contracted to the Commission, the Repatriation Commission or the Department in respect of treatment provided at the premises to entitled persons;

               but does not include any of the following premises:

         (c) premises conducted by or on behalf of the State;
           (d) a public hospital or health service under the control of a public health organisation;