31MRI and MRA services — eligible services

31 MRI and MRA services — eligible services

(1) Subject to subrule (2), items 63001 to 63473 apply only to an MRI or MRA service performed:

(a) on request, in accordance with rule 32, by a specialist or consultant physician; and

(b) in a permissible circumstance, in accordance with rule 33; and

(c) with eligible equipment, in accordance with rule 35 or 36.

(2) If a service described in an item mentioned in subrule (1) is performed with eligible equipment described in paragraph 36 (b), the item for the service applies only if the service is bulk-billed in respect of the fee for the service.

(3) For subrule (2):

bulk-billed, in relation to a service, means:

(a) a medicare benefit is payable to a person in respect of the service; and

(b) under an agreement entered into under section 20A of the Act:

(i) the person assigns to the eligible provider by whom, or on whose behalf, the service is provided, his or her right to the payment of the medicare benefit; and

(ii) the eligible provider accepts the assignment in full payment of his or her fee for the service provided.