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Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument

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This instrument revokes (cancels) the Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines 2004.

These revoked guidelines previously set the standards for accrediting podiatric surgeons (specialist foot and ankle doctors) under Medicare. By revoking them, the Minister removed the specific accreditation requirements that determined which podiatric surgeons could access Medicare benefits under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Why this matters: This eliminates the separate accreditation pathway for podiatric surgeons established in 2004, likely shifting recognition to other mechanisms (such as general medical board registration) or simplifying how these specialists access Medicare rebates.

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Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument

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Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument

I, Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, under subsection 3AAA(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, revoke the Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines 2004.

Dated 13 October 2011

_ NICOLA ROXON___________

Nicola Roxon

Minister for Health and Ageing

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Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines PHB23/2004 Revocation Instrument

I, Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, under subsection 3AAA(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, revoke the Health Insurance (Accreditation of Podiatric Surgeons) Guidelines 2004.

Dated 13 October 2011

_ NICOLA ROXON___________

Nicola Roxon

Minister for Health and Ageing