HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 3D Recognition as specialists of members of certain organisations on advice from the organisation

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 3D

  (1)   A medical practitioner is taken to be recognised as a specialist in a particular specialty (other than general practice), for the purposes of this Act, if a relevant organisation in relation to the specialty gives the Chief Executive Medicare written notice stating that the medical practitioner meets the criteria for the specialty (see subsection   (2)).

  (2)   A medical practitioner meets the criteria for a specialty if the medical practitioner:

  (a)   is domiciled in Australia; and

  (b)   is a fellow of a relevant organisation in relation to the specialty (other than general practice); and

  (c)   has obtained, as a result of successfully completing an appropriate course of study, a relevant qualification in relation to the relevant organisation.

  (3)   The Chief Executive Medicare must notify the medical practitioner as soon as reasonably practicable of his or her recognition as a specialist in the specialty (other than general practice).

  (4)   This section does not limit section   3DB.

  (5)   In this section:

"relevant organisation" , in relation to a specialty (other than general practice), means an organisation declared by the regulations to be a professional organisation in relation to the specialty.

"relevant qualification" , in relation to a relevant organisation, means a qualification declared by the regulations to be a relevant qualification in relation to the relevant organisation.