{"id":"F2023L01708","name":"Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Revocation Determination 2023","slug":"health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442221,"registerId":"F2023L01708-fast-fetch-1775957276232","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Revocation Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHealth Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Revocation Determination 2023\n\nI, Louise Riley, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 14 December 2023  \n\nLouise Riley\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nMBS Policy and Reviews Branch\n\nMedicare Benefits and Digital Health Division\n\nHealth Resourcing Group\n\nDepartment of Health and Aged Care\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals \n\nHealth Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services - Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Determination 2022\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Revocation Determination 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n(1)    Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument Immediately after the commencement of the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n(2)    Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted into this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  The determination made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 listed in Schedule 1 of this instrument is revoked.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nHealth Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services - Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Determination 2022\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a narrow, technical function exactly as described in its title — revoking a specific 2022 Determination. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does not expand beyond its stated purpose of repealing the earlier instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 250 words)","Only 4 operative sections, with Section 4 and Schedule 1 doing the actual work","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act (Health Insurance Act 1973) and the instrument being revoked","Single, straightforward operation: revocation of one named instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services - Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services) Determination 2022, which had restricted how Medicare rebates apply to ventral mesh rectopexy surgery. It affects patients, surgeons and Medicare administration by removing those prior limits and clearing the way for updated rules under the 2024 amendments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument removes the 2022 determination that had listed Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services under Section 3C, narrowing the set of services recognised by that determination. Effectively it reverses the earlier inclusion of those services, with timing tied to the commencement of the cited 2024 Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow action: instrument only revokes one prior determination (Schedule 1).","Timing dependency: commencement is linked to a separate regulation (Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024).","Statutory cross‑reference: made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, requiring readers to consult the Act for full effect.","Operational impact not specified in instrument: practical effects on providers, patients, and administrative processes require reference to external guidance or the revoked instrument.","Minimal textual complexity but non‑trivial practical effects for affected stakeholders."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument cancels the 2022 Section 3C determination that designated “Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Services”. Its operative revocation takes effect immediately after the Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024 commence. It affects providers and patients who relied on that 2022 determination for health‑insurance recognition under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, because those services will no longer be listed by that determination when the revocation takes effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-section-3c-general-medical-services-ventral-mesh-rectopexy-services-revocation-dete/documents"}}