Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Specialist, Consultant Physician and Consultant Psychiatrist COVID-19 Telehealth Services) Determination 2020
6. Treatment of relevant services6. Treatment of relevant services
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6. Treatment of relevant services
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 relevant provisions, 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 for the service a fee in relation to each State, being the fee specified in the Schedule in relation to the service.
An item in a Schedule to this Determination only applies to a service provided on and after 13 March 2020 and before the commencement of the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services –COVID-19 Services) Determination 2020.