{"id":"F2014L01438","name":"Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014","slug":"health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438170,"registerId":"F2014L01438-fast-fetch-1775954705998","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014","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 \n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\nHealth Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014\n\n\nI, KIRSTY FAICHNEY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Determination under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973. \n\nDated     24       October 2014\n\n \n\n \n\n____________________________________\n\nKIRSTY FAICHNEY\n\nACTING FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY\n\nMEDICAL BENEFITS DIVISION   \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n# 1.                      Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014\n\n# 2.                      Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 November 2014.\n\n# 3.                      Revocation\n\nThis Determination revokes the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Determination 2013.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNote\n\n1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2059},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative revocation instrument. Its sole purpose is to cancel the 2013 Determination, and it does not expand, alter, or drift from this narrow scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Revocation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unambiguous operative provision with no conditions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination cancels (revokes) a 2013 rule about Medicare rebates for a specific genetic test used in cancer treatment.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** the *Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Determination 2013*, which previously set out how Medicare would subsidise EGFR genetic testing.\n- **EGFR testing** analyses genes to predict whether certain cancer drugs (particularly for lung cancer) will work on a specific patient. This is called pharmacogenetic testing.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Cancer patients who previously accessed Medicare rebates for this test under the 2013 rules.\n- Doctors and pathology laboratories that performed the testing and claimed Medicare benefits.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nFrom 1 November 2014, the specific Medicare arrangements for subsidising this genetic test no longer apply. Patients may now need to pay for the test privately, or the test may be covered under different Medicare billing arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pharmacogenetic-testing-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor-revocation-determination-2/documents"}}