11When vouchers are not required to be issued (Act, s 29)

11 When vouchers are not required to be issued (Act, s 29) (1) The Chief Executive Medicare is not required to issue a voucher for a calendar year for a person who qualifies for the voucher if: (a) the person has not been assigned a medicare number; or (b) both: (i) written consent has not been provided by a person mentioned in sub‑subparagraph (ii)(A) or (B) for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide his or her personal information to the Department of Human Services for use in the administration of this Act; and (ii) either: (A) the person is eligible for payments under VCES or MRCAETS; or (B) another person is receiving payments under VCES or MRCAETS on behalf of the person; or (c) the person has reached the cap set for the relevant 2 year period. (2) In this rule: cap and relevant 2 year period have the meanings given in rule 14.