{"id":"F2020L00370","name":"Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation – Approved Accreditors) Instrument 2020","slug":"health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100908,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00370-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation – Approved Accreditors) Instrument 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 1 April 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under section 23DZZIAA(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Note A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act, including the following:\n\n> Note: a) base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment;\n\n> Note: b) diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme;\n\nc) diagnostic imaging premises.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\ndiagnostic imaging practice means diagnostic imaging premises or a base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 5 Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approval of persons to accredit diagnostic imaging practices","content":"#### 6 Approval of persons to accredit diagnostic imaging practices\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 23DZZIAA(1)(b) of the Act the persons approved to accredit diagnostic imaging practices under the diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme established by the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Instrument 2020 are:\n\n(a) HDAA Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 134 482 625);\n\n(b) National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (ACN 004 379 748); and\n\n(c) Quality Innovation Performance International Pty Ltd (ACN 094 965 590).","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function suggested by its title: approving specific accreditors for diagnostic imaging practices. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only 2 defined terms specific to this instrument ('Act' and 'diagnostic imaging practice')","Single operative provision (section 6) containing a simple list of three approved entities","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and related instrument)","Straightforward administrative function with no substantive policy content"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves HDAA Australia Pty Ltd, NATA, and Quality Innovation Performance International Pty Ltd to accredit diagnostic imaging services (X‑ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, etc.) that seek to claim Medicare rebates. \n\nIt affects imaging clinics and mobile services (and indirectly patients) because only accreditation from these approved bodies allows practices to access Medicare rebates, preserving safety and quality standards."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substantive scope or rules of the diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme; it designates which organisations are approved to perform accreditation and provides for schedule-based amendments to specified instruments (ss5–6)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that names specific entities as approvers (s6).","Direct cross-reference to the Health Insurance Act 1973 as enabling authority (s3).","Relies on defined terms in the Act for key concepts (diagnostic imaging practice; s4).","Schedules mechanism to amend or repeal other instruments adds procedural linkage to other instruments (s5).","Named corporate entities specified with ACNs reduces ambiguity about identity (s6).","Fixed commencement date simplifies temporal application (s2).","Minimal administrative discretion or novel regulatory tests in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, commencing 1 April 2020, names three specific organisations as approved accreditors under the diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme established under the Health Insurance Act 1973. It affects diagnostic imaging practices and the named accrediting bodies by determining who is authorised to carry out accreditation (s6). It does not set accreditation standards itself; it operates by listing approved accreditors and by amending instruments specified in its Schedules (s5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-accreditation-approved-accreditors-instrument-2020/documents"}}