31Who is a procedural general practitioner?

31 Who is a procedural general practitioner?

(1) A general practitioner (within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973) is a procedural general practitioner for a period if: (a) the practitioner paid, or is liable to pay, a premium for a contract of insurance that provides professional indemnity cover for the practitioner in relation to the period; and (b) the practitioner’s practice in the period includes any of the following activities that are covered by subsection (2): (i) administration of anaesthetic; (ii) a surgical procedure for which hospital facilities are, or would normally be, required; (iii) an obstetric procedure; (iv) accident and emergency medicine; (v) an invasive medical procedure except the administration of Implanon.

Note: A general practitioner is not a procedural general practitioner if the practitioner’s practice in the period includes any of those activities but none of them is covered by subsection (2) (for example, because they relate to procedures that are cosmetic and not therapeutic).

(2) This subsection covers the following: (a) the non‑referred provision of a medical service described in the general medical services table under the Health Insurance Act 1973; (b) the provision of a health service specified in a determination under subsection 3C(1) of that Act.