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period.

     (2) Item 10942 may only apply to a service in respect of a particular patient twice in a 12 month period.

     (3) Items 10921 to 10929 may only apply to a service in respect of a particular patient once in a 36 month period.

12. Limitation on item 10944

     Item 10944 does not apply to a service on the same occasion as a service mentioned in any of items 10905, 10907, 10910, 10911, 10912, 10913, 10914, 10915, 10916 and 10918.

14. Application of items 10945 and 10946

     Items 10945 and 10946 only apply to a service if the video conferencing consultation in which the patient is participating is a service for which there is an item in the general medical services table, or treated as being in the table because of subsection 3C(1) of the Act.

15. Professional attendance items and services provided with non‑medicare services

     (1) Clause 1.2.5 of the general medical services table has effect as if items 10905 to 10929 were also specified in subclause 1.2.5(1).

     (2) Clauses 1.2.8 and 1.2.9 of the general medical services table have effect as if items 10905 to 10948 were also specified in those clauses.

16. 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 using the following formula:

Note: The indexed fees could in 2024 be viewed on the Department of Health and Aged Care's MBS Online website (http://www.health.gov.au).

     (2) The amounts covered by this subsection are the fee for each item in a Schedule of this Determination.

     (3) An amount worked out under subsection (1) is to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents (rounding down if the amount is an exact multiple of 2.5 cents).

Schedule – Relevant services

 Group A10 – Optometric services provided by optometrist
 Item                                                     Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fee ($)
Subgroup 1 – General