5Listing of medical devices and human tissue products

5 Listing of medical devices and human tissue products

For the purposes of item 4 (column headed “There must be a benefit for …”) of the table in subsection 72‑1(2) of the Act, Schedule 1 to this instrument: (a) lists the kinds of medical devices or human tissue products in relation to which the Minister has granted an application for listing under section 72‑10 of the Act; and (b) lists kinds of medical devices or human tissue products in accordance with section 12 of the Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 without an application being made.

Note 1: If the Minister grants a listing application and the applicant pays a listing fee within the required timeframe, the Minister must, on the next occasion when the Minister makes or varies this instrument:

(a) list the kind of medical device or human tissue product to which the application relates in this instrument; and
(b) set out in this instrument the minimum benefit for the device or product; and
(c) if the Minister considers it appropriate, set out in this instrument the maximum benefit for the device or product.

Note 2: The Minister may remove a kind of medical device or human tissue product from Schedule 1 if a person is liable to pay a cost‑recovery fee in connection with the kind of medical device or human tissue product and the person fails to pay that fee in accordance with this instrument (see section 72‑20 of the Act).