78AItem 4001

78A Item 4001 (1) A service to which item 4001 applies must not be provided by a medical practitioner who has a direct pecuniary interest in a health service that has as its primary purpose the provision of services for pregnancy termination. (2) Item 4001 does not apply if a patient has already been provided, for the same pregnancy, with 3 services to which that item or item 81000\*, 81005\* or 81010\* applies. > Note Asterisked items relate to a health service specified in the Health Insurance (Allied Health and Dental Services) Determination 2006. (3) A reference in item 4001 to non‑directive pregnancy support counselling is a reference to counselling provided by a medical practitioner to a woman in which: (a) information and issues relating to pregnancy are discussed; but (b) the medical practitioner does not impose his or her views or values about what the woman should or should not do in relation to the pregnancy. (4) A service to which item 4001 applies may be used to address any pregnancy‑related issue.