{"id":"F2011L02244","name":"Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument","slug":"health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":87803,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02244-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n\nHealth Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument\n\n_______________________________________________________\n\nI, Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, under subsection 3AAA(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, revoke the Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines 2004.\n\n \n\nDated 13 October 2011           \n\n \n\n \n\n_      NICOLA ROXON___________\n\nNicola Roxon\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing   \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1910},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument entirely eliminates the 2004 Guidelines rather than modifying them, removing the accreditation framework for podiatric surgeons and changing the scope from establishing standards to abolishing them."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one cross-reference (to the enabling provision in the parent Act)","No procedural requirements, conditions, or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **revokes** (cancels) the Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines 2004.\n\nThese revoked guidelines previously set the standards for accrediting podiatric surgeons (specialist foot and ankle doctors) under Medicare. By revoking them, the Minister removed the specific accreditation requirements that determined which podiatric surgeons could access Medicare benefits under the *Health Insurance Act 1973*.\n\n**Why this matters:** This eliminates the separate accreditation pathway for podiatric surgeons established in 2004, likely shifting recognition to other mechanisms (such as general medical board registration) or simplifying how these specialists access Medicare rebates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-accreditation-of-podiatric-surgeons-guidelines-phb23-2004-revocation-instrument/documents"}}