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Dental Benefits Act 2008
11Payment of dental benefits to persons who incur dental expenses
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#### 11 Payment of dental benefits to persons who incur dental expenses
(1) Subject to this Part, dental benefit in respect of a dental service:
(a) is payable by the Chief Executive Medicare on behalf of the Commonwealth to the person who incurs the dental expenses in respect of the dental service; and
(b) is to be paid in such manner as the Chief Executive Medicare determines.
(2) A determination under paragraph (1)(b) may provide for the amount of dental benefit to be paid to the credit of a bank account in such circumstances (if any), and subject to such conditions (if any), as are specified in the Dental Benefits Rules.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit paragraph (1)(b).