14. Treatment of nurse practitioner serv14. Treatment of nurse practitioner services ‑ pathology

14. Treatment of nurse practitioner services ‑ pathology

For subsection 3C(1) of the Act, a nurse practitioner service described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 provided in accordance with this instrument 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 pathology services table that:

(i) related to the service; and

(ii) mentioned, for the service, a fee in relation to each State, being the fee mentioned in the item in Part 1 of Schedule 2 relating to the service.

Note 1 A participating nurse practitioner performing a service described in items 73828 to 73837 must be the patient’s treating practitioner in order for medicare benefit to be payable — see subsection 16A(7A) of the Act.