Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01017:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01017
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 7403–8399

9  PET nuclear scanning services—performance under personal supervision

    (1) For the purposes of section 8, the service must be performed on a person by or under the personal supervision of:

       (a) a credentialled specialist; or

       (b) a medical practitioner other than the requesting practitioner if the medical practitioner:

             (i) is a Fellow of the RACP or RANZCR; and

             (ii) has reported 400 or more studies forming part of PET services for which a medicare benefit was payable; and

             (iii) is authorised under State or Territory law to prescribe and administer to humans the PET radiopharmaceuticals that are to be administered to the person; and

             (iv) met the requirements of subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) before 1 November 2011.

      Note:          For the purposes of this section, RACP means The Royal Australasian College of Physicians; and RANZCR means The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.