3Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

dental service means a dental service mentioned in Schedule 1.

eligible dental prosthetist means an individual:

(a) who is registered or entitled to practice as a dental prosthetist under a law of a State or Territory; and

(b) whose registration or entitlement to practice as a dental prosthetist entitles the individual to provide services to which any of the items mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1 apply; and

(c) whose name is entered in the register, kept by the Chief Executive Medicare, of dental prosthetists who can provide services to which any of the items mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1 apply.

eligible dental specialist means a person:

(a) who is registered or licensed to practice under a law of a State or Territory in a specialty mentioned in Schedule 2; and

(b) whose name is entered in the register, kept by the Chief Executive Medicare, of dental specialists who can provide services to which any of the items mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 apply.

eligible dentist means a dental practitioner whose name is entered in the register, kept by the Chief Executive Medicare, of dental practitioners who can provide services to which any of the items mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 apply.

eligible patient has the meaning given by section 6.

GP management plan means a plan to which item 721 of the general medical services table or item 725 of the general medical services table as in force on or before 30 April 2010 applies.

multidisciplinary care plan has the meaning given by clause 2.17.6 of the general medical services table.

relevant provisions means all provisions, relating to professional services or to medical services, of the Act and regulations made under the Act, and the National Health Act 1953 and regulations made under that Act.

team care arrangements means team care arrangements to which item 723 of the general medical services table or item 727 of the general medical services table as in force on or before 30 April 2010 applies.

Note Unless a contrary intention appears, an expression used in this Determination has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973 — see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.