8Requirements that apply to all bonded participants

8 Requirements that apply to all bonded participants

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 124ZT(3)(d) of the Act, the circumstances in which work will qualify for completing a return of service obligation are that the work is eligible work. (2) In relation to work undertaken by a BMP participant (as defined at paragraph 124ZV(1)(a) of the Act) or MRBS participant (as defined at paragraph 124ZW(1)(a) of the Act) prior to opting into the Bonded Medical Program under s 124ZU of the Act, work that was not eligible work for the purpose of the applicable scheme for that bonded participant at the time that work was conducted but would now otherwise be considered eligible work within the meaning of subsection (3) will be eligible work. Definitions (3) In this section:

eligible work means, in relation to a bonded participant, the rendering of a professional service to a patient in an eligible location. It includes:

(a) paid leave that is accrued from the rendering of such a professional service;
(b) outreach services in an eligible location;
(c) fly‑in/fly‑out medical services in an eligible location;
(d) aeromedical evacuation and retrieval services to patients in an eligible location;
(e) telehealth services provided from an eligible location; and
(f) on‑call services in an eligible location;

but does not include clinical research, academic teaching, medical or organisational/administrative work or paramedical work.

professional service means a service of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of professional service in subsection 3(1) of the Act.

Note: A professional service may include:

(a) services delivered by a bonded participant under salaried arrangements or other employment arrangements; or
(b) a service for which a Medicare benefit is not payable.