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9 Pathology laboratory screening tests
(b) the screening test is:
(i) an HPV test; or
(ii) a cytology test; or
(iii) a histopathology test;
(c) the screening test is carried out by or on behalf of an approved pathology practitioner who is an individual healthcare provider;
(d) the screening test:
(i) is carried out in an accredited pathology laboratory; and
(ii) is a pathology service of a kind in respect of which the laboratory is accredited;
(e) the screening test is carried out other than as part of a clinical trial approved by an ethics committee (within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989).
(2) If a screening test of that type is carried out, the approved pathology practitioner must, under subsection 13(1) of the Act, notify the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, by the end of 14 days after the day the screening test is completed, of the information specified in the following table for the screening test.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:400.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information for pathology laboratory screening tests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) medicare number (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) date of birth;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) gender;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) Indigenous status (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) country of origin (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(h) preferred language (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(i) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) provider number;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) name</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the accredited pathology laboratory:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the collection of the cervical sample, to the extent known by the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) address of the premises where the sample was collected;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) provider number of the individual healthcare provider who collected the sample;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) healthcare identifier of the individual healthcare provider who collected the sample;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider organisation at whose premises the sample was collected</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">5</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the request for the screening test, to the extent known by the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) address of the premises from which the request was made;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) provider number of the individual healthcare provider who made the request;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) healthcare identifier of the individual healthcare provider who made the request;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider organisation from whose premises the request was made</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">6</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) date;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) recommendation</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">7</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">HPV test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the HPV test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) collection method;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) reason for test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) test result;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) name of test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) collection media;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) batch information, unless the test is a diagnostic HPV test for:</span></p><p style="margin-left:41.4pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">(i) a symptomatic person; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:41.4pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">(ii) a person in the post treatment setting</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">8</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Cytology test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the cytology test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) specimen type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) reason for test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) test result</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">9</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Histopathology test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the histopathology test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) procedure used for obtaining specimen;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) test result</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:415.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:404.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information for lung cancer screening tests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) family name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) medicare number or the number (if any) allocated to the individual by the Veterans’ Affairs Department (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) gender;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) date of birth;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) Indigenous status (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) country of birth (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) languages spoken at home (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) address;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) personal phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) alternative phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) whether the individual has a family history of lung cancer (if known by the diagnostic radiologist)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The healthcare identifier (if any) of the diagnostic radiologist</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out at a radiology practice, the following information about the practice:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) healthcare identifier;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out following a request by an individual healthcare provider for the screening test to be carried out—the following information about the individual healthcare provider who made the request:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) provider number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) family name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the date on which the individual healthcare provider made the request;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) if the individual healthcare provider works at a medical practice—the following information about the medical practice:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) healthcare identifier (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) name;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information in relation to the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) date the screening test was conducted;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date of any reports in relation to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) episode number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) radiation dose from the low dose computed tomography procedure expressed in CT dose index volume (milligray);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) name (if known) of any computer aided diagnosis, artificial intelligence, or volumetry software used to carry out or support the low dose computed tomography procedure used in the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) National Lung Cancer Screening Program MBS item number that applies to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) date of the comparison test (if any);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) image quality of each scan produced from the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) whether there are any additional actionable findings (within the meaning of the nodule management protocol) from the screening test</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The following information:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is a target lung nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be caused by infection or inflammation;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be benign (excluding any lung nodules that the radiologist considers likely to be caused by infection or inflammation)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the nodule’s assigned nodule number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date the nodule was first visible on a screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) series in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) image in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) anatomical location of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) type of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) whether the border of the nodule is spiculated;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) other descriptions of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) total volume of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the volume of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) mean diameter of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) if the mean diameter of the nodule is measured using a measurement plane—which measurement plane was used;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) thickness of the wall of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(o) if there is no comparison test for the nodule—the Pan</span><span>‑</span><span>Canadian Early Detection of Lung Cancer (PanCan) risk rating for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(p) lung cancer screening category for the nodule as determined in accordance with the nodule management protocol</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt"><span>Note:</span><span> </span><span>See also subsection 11A(2), which relates to selecting up to 4 lung nodules to be target lung nodules.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test for which there is a comparison test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) change in the total volume of the nodule compared to the total volume of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the total volume of the solid component of the nodule compared to the total volume of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(c) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) change in the mean diameter of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) change in the thickness of the wall of the nodule compared to the thickness of the wall of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) description of the type of change to the nodule compared to the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Information on any findings or observations made by the diagnostic radiologist from the screening test in relation to the following body parts of the individual who underwent the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) lungs;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) pleura;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) mediastinum;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) cardiovascular;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) abdomen;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) thyroid;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) breasts;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) bones;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) other body parts</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:415.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:404.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information for lung cancer screening tests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) family name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) medicare number or the number (if any) allocated to the individual by the Veterans’ Affairs Department (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) gender;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) date of birth;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) Indigenous status (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) country of birth (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) languages spoken at home (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) address;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) personal phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) alternative phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) whether the individual has a family history of lung cancer (if known by the diagnostic radiologist)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The healthcare identifier (if any) of the diagnostic radiologist</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out at a radiology practice, the following information about the practice:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) healthcare identifier;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out following a request by an individual healthcare provider for the screening test to be carried out—the following information about the individual healthcare provider who made the request:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) provider number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) family name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the date on which the individual healthcare provider made the request;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) if the individual healthcare provider works at a medical practice—the following information about the medical practice:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) healthcare identifier (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) name;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information in relation to the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) date the screening test was conducted;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date of any reports in relation to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) episode number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) radiation dose from the low dose computed tomography procedure expressed in CT dose index volume (milligray);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) name (if known) of any computer aided diagnosis, artificial intelligence, or volumetry software used to carry out or support the low dose computed tomography procedure used in the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) National Lung Cancer Screening Program MBS item number that applies to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) date of the comparison test (if any);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) image quality of each scan produced from the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) whether there are any additional actionable findings (within the meaning of the nodule management protocol) from the screening test</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The following information:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is a target lung nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be caused by infection or inflammation;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be benign (excluding any lung nodules that the radiologist considers likely to be caused by infection or inflammation)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the nodule’s assigned nodule number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date the nodule was first visible on a screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) series in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) image in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) anatomical location of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) type of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) whether the border of the nodule is spiculated;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) other descriptions of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) total volume of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the volume of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) mean diameter of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) if the mean diameter of the nodule is measured using a measurement plane—which measurement plane was used;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) thickness of the wall of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(o) if there is no comparison test for the nodule—the Pan</span><span>‑</span><span>Canadian Early Detection of Lung Cancer (PanCan) risk rating for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(p) lung cancer screening category for the nodule as determined in accordance with the nodule management protocol</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt"><span>Note:</span><span> </span><span>See also subsection 11A(2), which relates to selecting up to 4 lung nodules to be target lung nodules.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test for which there is a comparison test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) change in the total volume of the nodule compared to the total volume of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the total volume of the solid component of the nodule compared to the total volume of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(c) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) change in the mean diameter of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) change in the thickness of the wall of the nodule compared to the thickness of the wall of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) description of the type of change to the nodule compared to the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Information on any findings or observations made by the diagnostic radiologist from the screening test in relation to the following body parts of the individual who underwent the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) lungs;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) pleura;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) mediastinum;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) cardiovascular;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) abdomen;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) thyroid;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) breasts;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) bones;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) other body parts</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:404.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information for colposcopies</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) medicare number (if known by the individual healthcare provider);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) date of birth;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) Indigenous status (if known by the individual healthcare provider);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) country of origin (if known by the individual healthcare provider);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) preferred language (if known by the individual healthcare provider);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the individual healthcare provider:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) clinic name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) provider number</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) date of screening test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) indication for colposcopy;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) an indication as to whether the colposcopy was adequate or inadequate;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) visibility of transformation zone;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) the clinical diagnosis or impression formed at the time of the colposcopy;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) whether a biopsy is performed as part of the colposcopy episode of which the screening test is part;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) whether the individual who undergoes the colposcopy is pregnant at the time of the colposcopy;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(h) whether treatment is performed as part of the colposcopy episode of which the screening test is part</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about any treatment of the cervix that is associated with a precursor to cervical cancer and that is connected to the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) kind of treatment;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) if an excision was performed—excision type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) if an excision was performed—modality or method used;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) if an ablation was performed—ablation type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) whether hysterectomy was performed;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) anaesthetic type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) location of treatment</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:400.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information for pathology laboratory screening tests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) medicare number (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) date of birth;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) gender;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) Indigenous status (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) country of origin (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(h) preferred language (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(i) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) provider number;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) name</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the accredited pathology laboratory:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) healthcare identifier (if known by the approved pathology practitioner);</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the collection of the cervical sample, to the extent known by the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) address of the premises where the sample was collected;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) provider number of the individual healthcare provider who collected the sample;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) healthcare identifier of the individual healthcare provider who collected the sample;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider organisation at whose premises the sample was collected</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">5</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the request for the screening test, to the extent known by the approved pathology practitioner:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) address of the premises from which the request was made;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) provider number of the individual healthcare provider who made the request;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) healthcare identifier of the individual healthcare provider who made the request;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider organisation from whose premises the request was made</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">6</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any screening test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the screening test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) date;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) recommendation</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">7</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">HPV test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the HPV test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) collection method;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) reason for test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) test result;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(e) name of test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(f) collection media;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(g) batch information, unless the test is a diagnostic HPV test for:</span></p><p style="margin-left:41.4pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">(i) a symptomatic person; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:41.4pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">(ii) a person in the post treatment setting</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">8</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Cytology test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the cytology test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) specimen type;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) reason for test;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(d) test result</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">9</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Histopathology test</span></p></td><td style="width:286.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">The following information about the histopathology test:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(a) specimen site;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(b) procedure used for obtaining specimen;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span>(c) test result</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:415.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:404.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information for lung cancer screening tests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information about the individual who undergoes the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) family name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) medicare number or the number (if any) allocated to the individual by the Veterans’ Affairs Department (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) gender;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) date of birth;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) Indigenous status (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) country of birth (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) languages spoken at home (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) address;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) personal phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) alternative phone number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) whether the individual has a family history of lung cancer (if known by the diagnostic radiologist)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The healthcare identifier (if any) of the diagnostic radiologist</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out at a radiology practice, the following information about the practice:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) healthcare identifier;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) name;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the screening test was carried out following a request by an individual healthcare provider for the screening test to be carried out—the following information about the individual healthcare provider who made the request:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) provider number (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) given name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) family name (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the date on which the individual healthcare provider made the request;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) if the individual healthcare provider works at a medical practice—the following information about the medical practice:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) healthcare identifier (if known by the diagnostic radiologist);</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) name;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) address</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information in relation to the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) date the screening test was conducted;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date of any reports in relation to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) episode number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) radiation dose from the low dose computed tomography procedure expressed in CT dose index volume (milligray);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) name (if known) of any computer aided diagnosis, artificial intelligence, or volumetry software used to carry out or support the low dose computed tomography procedure used in the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) National Lung Cancer Screening Program MBS item number that applies to the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) date of the comparison test (if any);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) image quality of each scan produced from the screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) whether there are any additional actionable findings (within the meaning of the nodule management protocol) from the screening test</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The following information:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is a target lung nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be caused by infection or inflammation;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) whether the diagnostic radiologist considers that at least one lung nodule observed in the screening test is likely to be benign (excluding any lung nodules that the radiologist considers likely to be caused by infection or inflammation)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the nodule’s assigned nodule number;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) date the nodule was first visible on a screening test;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) series in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) image in which the target lung nodule was observed;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) anatomical location of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) type of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) whether the border of the nodule is spiculated;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) other descriptions of the nodule;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) total volume of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the volume of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in cubic millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) mean diameter of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) if the mean diameter of the nodule is measured using a measurement plane—which measurement plane was used;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) thickness of the wall of the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(o) if there is no comparison test for the nodule—the Pan</span><span>‑</span><span>Canadian Early Detection of Lung Cancer (PanCan) risk rating for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(p) lung cancer screening category for the nodule as determined in accordance with the nodule management protocol</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:9pt"><span>Note:</span><span> </span><span>See also subsection 11A(2), which relates to selecting up to 4 lung nodules to be target lung nodules.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following information (if known by the diagnostic radiologist) in relation to each target lung nodule observed in the screening test for which there is a comparison test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) change in the total volume of the nodule compared to the total volume of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the total volume of the solid component of the nodule compared to the total volume of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed as a percentage);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) based on the information referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(c) of this table item—the volume doubling time (expressed in days);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) change in the mean diameter of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) if the nodule is a subsolid nodule—change in the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule compared to the mean diameter of the solid component of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) change in the thickness of the wall of the nodule compared to the thickness of the wall of the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule (expressed in millimetres);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) description of the type of change to the nodule compared to the nodule observed in the comparison test for the nodule</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:369.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Information on any findings or observations made by the diagnostic radiologist from the screening test in relation to the following body parts of the individual who underwent the screening test:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) lungs;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) pleura;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) mediastinum;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) cardiovascular;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) abdomen;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) thyroid;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) breasts;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) bones;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) other body parts</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```