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Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2003
73Meaning of qualified surgeon in items 31539 and 31545
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73 Meaning of qualified surgeon in items 31539 and 31545
For items 31539 and 31545, a medical practitioner is a qualified surgeon if:
(a) he or she is a specialist in the practice of his or her specialty of surgery; and
(b) the Commission has received a written notice from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons stating that the person meets the skills requirements for providing services to which the items apply.