9. Treatments provided by allied health professionals

(1) If the treatment is a service within a field mentioned in section 12 of the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 as in force from time to time, the standard is that the treatment within that field must be provided by an allied health professional who is qualified in that field.

(2) In subrule (1), an allied health professional will be qualified in the field if he or she meets the qualification requirements for a service within that field as specified in Schedule 1 of the Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Determination 2007 or if that instrument is repealed and remade, with or without modifications, the remade instrument.

(3) If the treatment is provided by an allied health professional practising in a field not mentioned in subrule (1), the standard is that the allied health professional must be a member of a professional organisation which covers health care providers who provide that type of treatment and which is an ordinary member of Allied Health Professions Australia Ltd or any successor organisation.