Health Insurance (Midwife and Nurse Practitioner) Amendment Determination 2012 (No.2)
Health Insurance Act 1973
I, RICHARD BARTLETT, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Determination under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Dated 11th December 2012
 
 
RICHARD BARTLETT
First Assistant Secretary
Medical Benefits Division
Department of Health and Ageing
 
1              Name of Determination
                This Determination is the Health Insurance (Midwife and Nurse Practitioner) Amendment Determination 2012 (No.2).
2              Commencement
                This Determination commences on 1 January 2013.
3              Amendment of the Health Insurance (Midwife and Nurse Practitioner) Determination 2011
                Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Midwife and Nurse Practitioner) Determination 2011.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
[1]           Subsection 3A(1)
 
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Inner metropolitan area means an area classified as an inner metropolitan area in the document titled ‘Telehealth Eligible Service Areas’, as in force on 30 June 2011 and approved by the Minister.
 
Note   A copy of ‘Telehealth Eligible Service Areas’ can be found at mbsonline.gov.au.
 
insert
 
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.
 
[2]           Schedule 1, Part 2, items 82150, 82151 and 82152, column 2, paragraph c)(i)(A)
                substitute
c)(i)(A)   within a telehealth eligible area; and
               
[3]           Schedule 2, Part 1
Item
omit
insert

73828
6.95
6.90

73829
4.60
4.55

73830
6.40
6.35

73831
8.20
8.15

73832
4.60
4.55

73833
10.20
10.15

73834
6.95
6.90

73835
8.70
8.65

73837
6.95
6.90

 
 
 

[4]           Schedule 2, Part 3, items 82220, 82221 and 82222, column 2, paragraph c)(i)(A)
                Substitute
c)(i)(A) within a telehealth eligible area; and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Note
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