Health Insurance (Section 3C – Diabetes Testing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Sites) Determination 2025
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(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
QAAMS Program means the program, known as the Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services Program, funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing as a program to provide a culturally appropriate and clinically effective diabetes diagnosis and management service for First Nations people.
relevant provisions means all provisions, of the Act and regulations made under the Act, and the National Health Act 1953 and regulations made under the National Health Act 1953, relating to medical services, professional services oritems.
relevant service means a health service, as defined in subsection 3C(8) of the Act, that is specified in the Schedule.
Note: Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in this instrument have the same meanings as in the Act—see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, in this instrument a reference to a provision of the Act or regulations made under the Act as applied, adopted or incorporated in relation to specifying a matter is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time and any other reference to provisions of an Act or regulations is a reference to those provisions as in force from time to time.