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Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories—Approval) Principles 2017
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17 Allocation of categories
(1) The categories of accreditation of pathology laboratories for the purposes of section 23DN of the Act and the criteria applicable to each of those categories are set out in the following table:
| Item | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Category GX (General) | Either of the following:(a) premises comprising a laboratory, or a number of co‑located laboratories, that:(i) are under the full‑time onsite direction and control of a designated person, who is a pathologist; and(ii) render services in 1 or more groups of pathology testing either:(A) under the full‑time supervision of a pathologist (whether or not the designated person) with the relevant scope of practice; or(B) if the groups of pathology testing are in 1 or more pathology disciplines with a national workforce shortage and the laboratory, or co‑located laboratories, are unable to recruit a full‑time pathologist with the relevant scope of practice—under the supervision of a pathologist (whether or not the designated person);(b) premises comprising a laboratory, a number of co‑located laboratories or a network of laboratories, that:(i) are a recognised national blood service; and(ii) are under the full‑time direction, control and supervision of a designated person, who is a pathologist with the relevant scope of practice; and(iii) render a limited range of pathology testing under the full‑time supervision of a pathologist (whether or not the designated person) with the relevant scope of practice. |
| 2 | Category GY (General) | Premises comprising a laboratory, or a number of co‑located laboratories, that:(a) are related by an appropriate arrangement to a GX laboratory; and(b) are under the direction and control of the designated person of the related GX laboratory; and(c) render services in 1 or more groups of pathology testing either:(i) under the full‑time onsite supervision of a pathologist (whether or not the designated person) with the relevant scope of practice; or(ii) if:(A) the groups of pathology testing are in 1 or more pathology disciplines with a national workforce shortage; and(B) the laboratory, or co‑located laboratories, are unable to recruit a full‑time pathologist with the relevant scope of practice;under the supervision of a pathologist (whether or not the designated person);whether or not the premises also renders services in 1 or more groups of pathology testing under the supervision of a pathologist with the relevant scope of practice who is situated in:(d) the related GX laboratory (whether or not the pathologist is the designated person); or(e) another GY laboratory that is related to that GX laboratory. |