7. Restriction on items – services connected with provision of PET nuclear scanning during Technetium‑99m interruptions

(1) Items 61333, 61336 and 61341 only apply to a service described in the item, if:

(a) the patient’s clinical condition requires the service to be performed before the resumption of normal technetium‑99m supply is anticipated by the practitioner who provides the service; and

(b) the report of the service performed includes a justification for the substitute service, which describes the unavailability of a service to which item 61348, 61402, 61421 or 61425 applies.