Dental Benefits Amendment Rules 2008 (No. 3)1
Dental Benefits Act 2008
I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make these Rules under section 60 of the Dental Benefits Act 2008.
Dated 22 December 2008
JUSTINE ELLIOT
Minister for Ageing
1              Name of Rules
                These Rules are the Dental Benefits Amendment Rules 2008 (No. 3).
2              Commencement
                These Rules commence on 1 January 2009.
3              Amendment of Dental Benefits Rules 2008
                Schedule 1 amends the Dental Benefits Rules 2008.
Schedule 1     Amendments
(section 3)
  
[1]           Rule 3, after definition of Act
insert
carer payment has the meaning given by Part 2.5 of the Social Security Act 1991.
[2]           Rule 3, after definition of dental therapist
insert
disability support pension has the meaning given by Part 2.3 of the Social Security Act 1991.
double orphan pension has the meaning given by Part 2.20 of the Social Security Act 1991.
[3]           Rule 3, after definition of medicare number
insert
MRCAETS means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme.
Note   Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme is a legislative instrument.
parenting payment has the meaning given by the definition of parenting payment in section 18 of the Social Security Act 1991.
partner has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991.
[4]           Rule 3, after definition of public sector dental provider, before the note
insert
receive, for disability support pension, parenting payment, special benefit, carer payment and double orphan pension, has the meaning given by section 23 of the Social Security Act 1991.
special benefit has the meaning given by Part 2.15 of the Social Security Act 1991.
VCES means the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme.
Note 1   Veterans’ Children Education Scheme is a legislative instrument.
[5]           Rule 3, note
substitute
Note 2   For the definitions of other expressions used in these Rules, see Part 1 of the Act.
[6]           After rule 7
insert
7A           Classes of persons who satisfy the means test (Act, s 24 (1) (d))
                For paragraph 24 (1) (d) of the Act, a person satisfies the means test, in a calendar year, if in the calendar year:
                (a)    both:
                          (i)    section 23 of the Act applies to the person; and
                         (ii)    the person is receiving any of the following payments:
                                   (A)     disability support pension;
                                   (B)     parenting payment;
                                   (C)     special benefit;
                                   (D)     carer payment;
                                    (E)     payments made under VCES or MRCAETS, if the person is a person mentioned in paragraph (c), in column 3, of item 2 of the table in subsection 22A (1) of A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999; or
               (b)    both:
                          (i)    section 23 of the Act applies to the person; and
                         (ii)    the person’s parent, carer or guardian is receiving parenting payment or double orphan pension for the person; or
                (c)    both:
                          (i)    section 23 of the Act applies to the person; and
                         (ii)    the person’s partner is receiving parenting payment; or
               (d)    both:
                          (i)    section 23 of the Act applies to the person; and
                         (ii)    another person is receiving payments under VCES or MRCAETS on behalf of the person.
[7]           Rule 9
substitute
9              When vouchers are not required to be issued (Act, s 29)
                The Medicare Australia CEO is not required to issue a voucher for an eligible person if:
                (a)    the person has not been assigned a medicare number; or
               (b)    both:
                          (i)    written consent has not been provided by a person mentioned in sub‑subparagraph (ii) (A) or (B) for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide his or her personal information to Medicare Australia for use in the administration of the Medicare Teen Dental Plan; and
                         (ii)    either:
                                   (A)     the person is eligible for payments under VCES or MRCAETS; or
                                   (B)     another person is receiving payments under VCES or MRCAETS on behalf of the person.
[8]           Subparagraph 10 (d) (iii)
omit
entitlement.
insert
entitlement; or
[9]           After paragraph 10 (d)
insert
                (e)    if an eligible dental patient is receiving a payment mentioned in subparagraph 7A (a) (ii) — to the eligible dental patient; or
                (f)    if an eligible dental patient is a person mentioned in paragraph 7A (b)   — to the parent, carer or guardian receiving the payment; or
                (g)    if an eligible dental patient is a person mentioned in paragraph 7A (c)   — to the partner receiving the payment; or
                (h)    if an eligible dental patient is a person mentioned in paragraph 7A (d) — to the person receiving the payment on behalf of the eligible dental patient.
Note
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