Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 61
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Dated 9 April 2009
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
NICOLA ROXON
Minister for Health and Ageing
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on 1 May 2009.
3              Amendment of Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2008
                Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2008.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
 
[1]           Schedule 1, Part 2, subrule 13 (2)
omit
Paragraph (1) (b) applies
insert
Paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) apply
[2]           Schedule 1, Part 2, rule 113A
substitute
113A       Application of items 32500 to 32517 and 35321
                Items 32500 to 32517 and item 35321 do not apply to the services described in those items if the services are provided at the same time as, or in connection with, endovenous laser treatment or radiofrequency diathermy or radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins.
[3]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32500
after
(Anaes.)
insert
(Item is subject to rule 113A)
[4]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32501
after
period
insert
(Item is subject to rule 113A)
[5]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 32504
after
(Anaes.)
insert
(Item is subject to rule 113A)
[6]           Schedule 1, Part 3, items 32507 to 32517
after
(Assist.)
insert
(Item is subject to rule 113A)
[7]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 35321
after
fibroids
insert
or varicose veins
[8]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45720
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[9]           Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45723
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[10]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45726
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[11]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45729
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[12]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45731
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[13]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45732
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[14]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45735
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[15]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45738
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[16]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45741
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[17]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45744
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[18]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45747
omit
site
insert
site, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[19]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45752
omit
combination
insert
combination, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[20]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45857
omit
procedures
insert
procedures, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the temporomandibular joint
[21]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 45877
after
of,
insert
with synovectomy if performed,
[22]         Schedule 1, Part 3, items 46300 and 46303
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[23]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 46396
omit
osteectomy of
insert
osteectomy of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[24]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47465
after
(Anaes.)
insert
(Assist.)
[25]         Schedule 1, Part 3, items 47501, 47504, 47507, 47510
omit
repair
insert
repair, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[26]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47933, column 2
substitute
Small exostosis (not more than 20 mm of growth above bone), excision of, or simple removal of bunion and any associated bursa, not being a service associated with a service for removal of bursa (Anaes.)
[27]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 47936
omit
Exostosis of large bone,
insert
Large exostosis (greater than 20 mm growth above bone),
[28]         Schedule 1, Part 3, items 47954, 47957 and 47966
omit
not being a service to which another item in this group applies
insert
as an independent procedure
[29]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48400
omit
applies
insert
applies, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[30]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48403
omit
fixation
insert
fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[31]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48406
omit
of
insert
of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[32]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48409
omit
fixation
insert
fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[33]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48412
omit
of
insert
of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[34]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48415
omit
fixation
insert
fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[35]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48418
omit
of
insert
of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[36]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48421
omit
fixation
insert
fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[37]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48424
omit
of
insert
of, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[38]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48427
omit
fixation
insert
fixation, excluding services to which item 47933 or 47936 applies
[39]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48939
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[40]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 48942
omit
including
insert
with synovectomy if performed, with
[41]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49106
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[42]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49118
after
biopsy
insert
and lavage, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the elbow
[43]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49200
omit
including bone graft, with or without
insert
with synovectomy if performed, with or without bone graft and
[44]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49203
omit
including
insert
with synovectomy if performed, with or without
[45]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49224
omit
synovectomy
insert
synovectomy, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the wrist
[46]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49306
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[47]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49360
omit
of
insert
of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip
[48]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49363
omit
biopsy
insert
biopsy, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip
[49]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49366
omit
of
insert
of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the hip
[50]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49509
omit
of
insert
with synovectomy if performed
[51]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49512
after
of,
insert
with synovectomy if performed,
[52]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49536
omit
performed
insert
performed, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee
[53]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49539
after
applies
insert
or a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee
[54]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49542
omit
performed
insert
performed, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee
[55]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49545
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[56]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49564
omit
transfer
insert
transfer, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee
[57]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49566
omit
of
insert
of, not being a service associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the knee
[58]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49712
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[59]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49815
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[60]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 49845
omit
joint
insert
joint, with synovectomy if performed
[61]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50109
omit
applies
insert
applies, with synovectomy if performed
[62]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50118
omit
of
insert
of, with synovectomy if performed
[63]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50218
omit
joint
insert
joint, with synovectomy if performed
[64]         Schedule 1, Part 3, item 50312
omit
of
insert
of, by arthroscopic or other means — not associated with any other arthroscopic procedure of the ankle
[65]         Schedule 1, Part 3, items 50450 and 50451, paragraph (e)
after
arthrodesis
insert
with synovectomy if performed,
Note
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