Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – General Practice Attendance for Assessing Patient Suitability for a COVID-19 Vaccine) Determination 2021
5. Treatment of relevant services5. Treatment of relevant services
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5. Treatment of relevant services
(1) For subsection 3C(1) of the Act, a relevant service, provided in accordance with this instrument and as a clinically relevant service, is to be treated for the purposes of the provisions specified in subsection (2) as if:
(a) it were both a professional service and a medical service; and
(b) there were an item in the general medical services table that:
(i) related to the service; and
(ii) specified in respect of the service a fee in relation to each State, being the fee specified in this instrument in relation to the service.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), each provision of the following laws that relates to medical services, professional services or items is specified:
(a) the Act;
(b) the regulations made under the Act;
(c) the National Health Act 1953;
(d) the regulations made under the National Health Act 1953.
(3) However, subsection 19(4) of the Act is not specified for the purposes of subsection (1).