Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – General Practice Attendance for Assessing Patient Suitability for a COVID-19 Vaccine) Determination 2021
8. Restrictions on items8. Restrictions on items
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8. Restrictions on items
Availability of COVID‑19 vaccine at service location
(1) An item in the Schedule only applies to a service if:
(a) for a service provided at a practice location ‑ a dose of a COVID‑19 vaccine is immediately available for administration to the patient at that location; or
(b) for a service provided from a practice location ‑ a dose of a COVID‑19 vaccine is immediately available for administration to the patient at the location at which the service is provided.
Restrictions on co‑claiming with item 10988 or the bulk‑billing incentive items
(2) An item in the Schedule does not apply to a service if the service is associated with a service to which any of items 10988, 10990, 10991, 10992, 75855, 75856, 75857 or 75858 in the general medical services table applies.
Exclusion of hospital treatment and hospital‑substitute treatment
(3) An item in the Schedule does not apply to a service if the service is provided as part of an episode of hospital treatment or hospital‑substitute treatment.
Items 10660 and 10661 – claiming frequency
(4) A service provided under items 10660 or 10661 cannot be claimed more than once during a patient’s lifetime.