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Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014

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This Determination cancels (revokes) a 2013 rule about Medicare rebates for a specific genetic test used in cancer treatment.

What it does:

Revokes the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Determination 2013, which previously set out how Medicare would subsidise EGFR genetic testing.
EGFR testing analyses genes to predict whether certain cancer drugs (particularly for lung cancer) will work on a specific patient. This is called pharmacogenetic testing.

Who it affects:

Cancer patients who previously accessed Medicare rebates for this test under the 2013 rules.
Doctors and pathology laboratories that performed the testing and claimed Medicare benefits.

Why it matters: From 1 November 2014, the specific Medicare arrangements for subsidising this genetic test no longer apply. Patients may now need to pay for the test privately, or the test may be covered under different Medicare billing arrangements.

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Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014

I, KIRSTY FAICHNEY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Determination under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 24 October 2014

KIRSTY FAICHNEY

ACTING FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY

MEDICAL BENEFITS DIVISION

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014

2. Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 November 2014.

3. Revocation

This Determination revokes the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Determination 2013.

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1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au

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Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014

I, KIRSTY FAICHNEY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Determination under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 24 October 2014

KIRSTY FAICHNEY

ACTING FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY

MEDICAL BENEFITS DIVISION

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Revocation Determination 2014

2. Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 November 2014.

3. Revocation

This Determination revokes the Health Insurance (Pharmacogenetic Testing - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Determination 2013.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au

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