41Application of items in Group A14 to certain patients only

41 Application of items in Group A14 to certain patients only

(1) Items 700, 702, 704 and 706 apply only to a service in relation to a patient who:

(a) is either:

(i) at least 75 years old; or

(ii) at least 55 years old and of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and

(b) is not an in-patient of a hospital or day-hospital facility, or a care recipient in a residential aged care facility.

(2) Item 710 applies only to a service in relation to a patient who is:

(a) of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and

(b) at least 15 years old and less than 55 years old; and

(c) not an in-patient of a hospital or day-hospital facility, or a care recipient in a residential aged care facility.

(3) For this rule, a person is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent if the person identifies himself or herself as being of that descent.