69Offences in relation to request forms—branded pathology request forms

#### 69 Offences in relation to request forms—branded pathology request forms (1) For the purposes of subsection 23DP(3) of the Act, this section applies to a pathology request form that includes: (a) the registered name or trading name of: (i) if the form is provided by an approved pathology authority—the approved pathology authority; or (ii) if the form is provided by an approved pathology practitioner—an approved pathology authority that employs or engages the approved pathology practitioner; and (b) the location of one or more specimen collection centres. (2) The pathology request form must include a statement that informs a person in relation to whom a pathology service is requested that: (a) the request may be taken to a pathology provider of the person’s choice; and (b) if the person’s treating practitioner has specified an approved pathology practitioner on clinical grounds, a medicare benefit will be payable only if the service is conducted by that practitioner. (3) In this section: > pathology provider means: (a) a person who renders pathology services; or (b) a person who carries on the business of rendering pathology services; or (c) a person who employs, or engages under a contract of service, a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).