Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations 2009
27BPET nuclear scanning services — performance under personal supervision
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27B PET nuclear scanning services — performance under personal supervision
(1) For rule 27A, the service must be performed on a person by or under the personal supervision of:
(a) a credentialled specialist other than the requesting practitioner; or
(b) a medical practitioner other than the requesting practitioner if the medical practitioner:
(i) is a Fellow of the RACP or RANZCR; and
(ii) has reported 400 or more studies forming part of PET services for which a medicare benefit was payable; and
(iii) is authorised under State or Territory law to prescribe and administer to humans the PET radiopharmaceuticals that are to be administered to the person.
(2) In this rule:
requesting practitioner has the same meaning as in paragraph 27A (1) (a).