4Definitions

4 Definitions > Note: A number of expressions used in these Rules are defined in the Act, including the following: > Note: (a) Chief Executive Medicare; > Note: (b) dental practitioner; > Note: (c) dental provider; > Note: (d) item. In these Rules: > Act means the Dental Benefits Act 2008. > carer payment has the meaning given by Part 2.5 of the Social Security Act 1991. > dental hygienist means a person who has general registration in the dental hygienists division of the dental profession under a law of a State or Territory. > dental prosthetist means a person who has general registration in the dental prosthetists division of the dental profession under a law of a State or Territory. > dental therapist means a person who has general registration in the dental therapists division of the dental profession under a law of a State or Territory. > disability support pension has the meaning given by Part 2.3 of the Social Security Act 1991. > double orphan pension has the meaning given by Part 2.20 of the Social Security Act 1991. > FTB(A) person has the same meaning as in section 24 of the Act. > FTB recipient has the same meaning as in section 24 of the Act. > medicare number has the same meaning as in section 84 of the National Health Act 1953. > MRCAETS means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme. Note Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 is a legislative instrument. > oral health therapist means a person who has general registration in the oral health therapists division of the dental profession under a law of a State or Territory. > parenting payment has the meaning given by the definition of parenting payment in section 18 of the Social Security Act 1991. > partner has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991. > provider number has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Regulations 2018. > public sector dental provider means: (a) a dental provider employed by, contracted to, or providing dental services under an arrangement with: (i) the Commonwealth; or (ii) a State; or (iii) an internal Territory; or (iv) a local governing body; or (v) an authority established by a law of the Commonwealth, a law of a State or a law of an internal Territory; or (b) a dental provider on whose behalf another dental provider provides dental services under an arrangement with a body mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v). > receive, for disability support pension, parenting payment, special benefit, carer payment and double orphan pension, has the meaning given by section 23 of the Social Security Act 1991. > registered dentist means a dental provider covered by paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Act. > relevantly provided, for a dental service, means provided as a service for which dental benefit is payable under the Act. > special benefit has the meaning given by Part 2.15 of the Social Security Act 1991. > VCES means the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme. > Note: Veterans’ Children Education Scheme is a legislative instrument.