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Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

275 of 1986

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation updates Medicare’s official benefits schedule and fee levels as of 1 October 1986, repealing outdated 1985–86 regulations and adopting the latest Medicare Benefits Schedule (including prior 1986 changes). It affects doctors and specialists who claim rebates, patients receiving subsidised treatment, and the Health Insurance Commission by ensuring subsidies and fees match current practice.

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Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations

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View image in the official sourceStatutory Rules 1986 No. 2751

Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 25 September 1986.

N. M STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

NEAL BLEWETT

Minister of State for Health

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations.

Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1986.

Repeal

Statutory Rules 1985 Nos. 149, 229 and 356 and 1986 Nos. 156 and 195 are repealed.

General medical services table

The table of medical services, including rules of interpretation of that table, in the Schedule to the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 37) Regulations, being that Schedule—

(a) as amended by—

(i) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 39) Regulations;

(ii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 40) Regulations;

(iii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 41) Regulations; and

(iv) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 42) Regulations; and

(b) as in force on 30 September 1986,

is prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 4 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1986.

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1 Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 2751

Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 25 September 1986.

N. M STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

NEAL BLEWETT

Minister of State for Health

–––––––––––

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations.

Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1986.

Repeal

Statutory Rules 1985 Nos. 149, 229 and 356 and 1986 Nos. 156 and 195 are repealed.

General medical services table

The table of medical services, including rules of interpretation of that table, in the Schedule to the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 37) Regulations, being that Schedule—

(a) as amended by—

(i) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 39) Regulations;

(ii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 40) Regulations;

(iii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 41) Regulations; and

(iv) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 42) Regulations; and

(b) as in force on 30 September 1986,

is prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 4 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1986.