4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

(1) In this Determination:

Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

allied health professional, for the provision of an allied health service, means a person:

(a) who meets the qualification requirements set out in Schedule 1 for the provision of the service; and

(b) whose name is entered in the register, kept by the Medicare Australia CEO, of allied health professionals who are qualified to provide a service of that kind.

allied health service means a health service of a kind prescribed by regulation 3A of the Health Insurance Regulations 1975 that is specified in an item in Schedule 2.

course of treatment means:

(a) for psychological therapy and focussed psychological strategies — up to 6 services provided, on referral by a medical practitioner, by any of the following persons:

(i) an eligible clinical psychologist;

(ii) an eligible psychologist;

(iii) an eligible occupational therapist;

(iv) an eligible social worker; and

(b) for pervasive developmental disorder services — up to 10 services provided, on referral by a consultant physician specialising in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry or paediatrics, by any of the following persons:

(i) an eligible psychologist;

(ii) an eligible speech pathologist;

(iii) an eligible occupational therapist.

eligible Aboriginal health worker means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service.

eligible audiologist means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of an audiology health service.

eligible chiropractor means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a chiropractic health service.

eligible clinical psychologist means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a psychological therapy health service.

eligible diabetes educator means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a diabetes education health service.

eligible dietitian means a person who is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a dietetics health service.