CTHRepealedLegislation
Treatment Principles (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006
12.2Treatment under Medicare Program
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 12.2
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Treatment Principles (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006.
12.2 Treatment under Medicare Program
12.2.1 Entitled persons may choose to have their treatment arranged through the Department or under a medicare program.
12.2.2 Subject to these Principles, entitled persons who are treated under a medicare program may also receive services that are not covered by the MBS at the Commission’s expense.
12.2.3 When part or all of the cost of a treatment item has been paid as a medicare benefit, the Commission will not pay for the same professional or ancillary service regardless of the person’s entitlement under the Act.