{"id":"F2007B01096","name":"Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging - Continuing Medical Education and Quality Assurance Programs) Approval 2000","slug":"health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67838,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging - Continuing Medical Education and Quality Assurance Programs) Approval 2000","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nHealth Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging — Continuing Medical Education and Quality Assurance Programs) Approval 2000\n\nI, MICHAEL RICHARD LEWIS WOOLDRIDGE, Minister for Health and Aged Care, make this Approval under subsection 23DSB (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\nDated 20 December 2000\n\nM. WOOLDRIDGE\n\nMinister for Health and Aged Care\n\n1 Name of Approval\n\nThis Approval is the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging — Continuing Medical Education and Quality Assurance Programs) Approval 2000.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Approval commences on 1 January 2001.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Approval:\n\n> Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\n4 Approval\n\nFor subsection 23DSB (1) of the Act, a program mentioned in Schedule 1 that is provided by the organisation mentioned in the Schedule in relation to the program is an approved program of continuing medical education and quality assurance in respect of providers of diagnostic imaging services.\n\nSchedule 1 Approved programs\n\n(section 4)\n\n| Item | Program                                            | Provider                                          |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | General Practitioner Radiology Program             | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine   |\n| 2    | Quality Assurance and Continuing Education Program | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1728},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2000 approval establishing the initial list of approved programs. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of formally recognising specific continuing education programs for diagnostic imaging providers."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 4) with no conditional logic","Schedule contains only 2 rows of tabular data","No exceptions, temporal limitations, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the empowering provision subsection 23DSB(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This approval officially recognises two specific training and quality-check programs for doctors who provide diagnostic imaging services (like X-rays and ultrasounds) under Medicare.\n\n**What it does**\n- Gives formal approval to two professional development programs for doctors who interpret medical images\n- Lists the organisations allowed to provide these approved programs:\n  * **Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine** — offering the *General Practitioner Radiology Program*\n  * **Royal Australian College of General Practitioners** — offering the *Quality Assurance and Continuing Education Program*\n\n**Why this matters**\nDoctors who bill Medicare for diagnostic imaging must participate in ongoing education and quality assurance activities to maintain their provider status. This document formally approves these specific programs as meeting those legal requirements, ensuring GPs—particularly those in rural areas—can keep their credentials to provide scanning and imaging services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-diagnostic-imaging-continuing-medical-education-and-quality-assurance-programs-appr/documents"}}