HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Interpretation  
• 3AAA Accreditation of podiatrists  
• 3AAB Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
• 3AA Approved pathology practitioners to ensure proper supervision of pathology services  
• 3B Meaning of medical entrepreneur  
• 3C Health service not specified in an item  
• 3D Recognition as specialists of members of certain organisations on advice from the organisation  
• 3DA Period of section 3D recognition  
• 3DB Alternative method of recognition as a specialist or consultant physician  
• 3DC Period of effect of determination  
• 3E Recognition as consultant physicians etc. of certain medical practitioners  
• 3GA Register of Approved Placements  
• 3GB Removal from the Register  
• 3GC Use of computer programs to manage Register of Approved Placements  
• 4 General medical services table  
• 4AAA Multiple general medical services  
• 4AA Diagnostic imaging services table  
• 4AB Multiple diagnostic imaging services  
• 4A Pathology services table  
• 4B Multiple pathology services  
• 4BAA Conditional specification of services in table items  
• 4BA Pathologist - determinable services  
• 4BB Prescribed pathology services  
• 6 Certain persons in Australia to be treated as eligible persons etc.  
• 6A Certain prescribed persons in Australia to be treated as eligible persons etc.  
• 7 Agreement for reciprocal treatment of visitors to Australia and other countries  
• 7A External Territories  
• 7B Application of the Criminal Code  

PART II--MEDICARE--BENEFITS

• 8 Interpretation  
• 8A Minister may determine registered family is FTB(A) family  
• 9 Medicare benefits calculated by reference to fees  
• 10 Entitlement to Medicare benefit  
• 10AA Registered families  
• 10AB Consequences of altered family composition  
• 10AC Safety - net--families  
• 10ACA Extended safety - net--families  
• 10AD Safety - net--individuals  
• 10ADA Extended safety - net--individuals  
• 10AE Confirmation of family composition  
• 10A Indexation  
• 10B Determinations for subsections 10ACA(7A) and 10ADA(8A)  
• 14 Medicare benefit not to exceed medical expenses incurred  
• 15 Medicare benefit in respect of 2 or more operations  
• 16 Administration of anaesthetic and assistance at operation  
• 16A Medicare benefits in relation to pathology services  
• 16B Medicare benefits in relation to R - type diagnostic imaging services  
• 16C Medicare benefits in relation to diagnostic imaging services rendered in contravention of State or Territory laws  
• 16D Medicare benefits not payable for certain diagnostic imaging services: registration  
• 16E Medicare benefit is payable once a suspension of a registration is lifted  
• 16EA Medicare benefits not payable for certain diagnostic imaging services: accreditation  
• 16F Medicare benefits not payable for certain radiation oncology services  
• 16G Medicare benefit is payable once a suspension of a registration is lifted  
• 17 Medicare benefits not payable in respect of certain medical expenses  
• 19 Medicare benefit not payable in respect of certain professional services  
• 19AA Medicare benefits not payable in respect of services rendered by certain medical practitioners  
• 19AB Medicare benefits not payable in respect of services rendered by certain overseas trained doctors etc.  
• 19ABA Medicare benefits not payable in respect of services rendered by doctors who breach certain contracts with the Commonwealth  
• 19ABB Waiver of amounts owing by a person who is or was a party to an MRBS contract  
• 19ABC Medicare benefits not payable to certain MRBS participants  
• 19ABD Reconsideration and review of determination that medicare benefits are not payable to certain MRBS participants  
• 19AC Reconsideration and review of decisions under subsection 19AB(3)  
• 19B Medicare benefit not payable in respect of services rendered by disqualified practitioners  
• 19C Medicare benefit not payable where medical practitioner not authorised to render service  
• 19CA Review of decisions  
• 19CB Offence in relation to a medical practitioner rendering an unauthorised service  
• 19CC Offence in relation to a medical practitioner rendering a service for which a medicare benefit is not payable  
• 19D Offences in relation to disqualification of practitioner  
• 19DA Offence in relation to deregistered practitioner  
• 19DB Offence where approval of premises as accredited pathology laboratory has been revoked  
• 20 Persons entitled to medicare benefit  
• 20A Assignment of Medicare benefit  
• 20AA Security interest must not be created in medicare benefit  
• 20AB Approved billing agents  
• 20AC Revoking approvals of billing agents  
• 20AD Review of decisions  
• 20B Claims for medicare benefit  
• 20BA Confirmation of referral to a consultant physician or specialist  
• 20BB Confirmation of other referrals  
• 21 Meaning of eligible midwife  
• 21A Common form of undertaking by eligible midwife  
• 21B Undertaking by eligible midwife  
• 21C Review and effect of refusal by Minister to accept undertaking by eligible midwife  
• 22 Common form of undertaking by eligible nurse practitioner  
• 22A Undertaking by eligible nurse practitioner  
• 22B Review and effect of refusal by Minister to accept undertaking by eligible nurse practitioner  

PART IIA--SPECIAL--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PATHOLOGY

Division 1--Preliminary

• 23DA Interpretation  
• 23DB Forms of undertaking  
• 23DBA Categories of eligible pathology laboratories  

Division 2--Approved pathology practitioners and approved pathology authorities

• 23DC Giving an acceptance of approved pathology practitioner undertaking  
• 23DD Period of effect of approved pathology practitioner undertaking  
• 23DDA Backdated undertakings  
• 23DE Approved pathology practitioner may terminate undertaking  
• 23DF Giving an acceptance of approved pathology authority undertaking  
• 23DG Period of effect of approved pathology authority undertaking  
• 23DGA Backdated undertakings  
• 23DH Approved pathology authority may terminate undertaking  
• 23DK Request forms and confirmation forms  
• 23DKA Other records of pathology services  

Division 3--Breaches of undertakings and initiation of excessive pathology services

• 23DL Breaches of undertakings by approved pathology practitioners and approved pathology authorities  

Division 4--Accredited pathology laboratories

• 23DN Accredited pathology laboratories  
• 23DNA Determination of principles for accreditation as pathology laboratory or revocation or variation of accreditation  
• 23DNAAA Backdated approvals  

Division 4A--Specimen collection centres

• 23DNBA Grant of approval for collection centre  
• 23DNBB Identification number  
• 23DNG Revocation of approval  
• 23DNH Cancellation of approval  
• 23DNI Partial refund of tax for early cancellation of approval  
• 23DNJ Inspection of specimen collection centres  
• 23DNK Notice that specimen collection centre is approved  
• 23DNL Offence in relation to unapproved specimen collection centres  

Division 5--Miscellaneous

• 23DO Review of decisions  
• 23DP Offences in relation to request forms and confirmation forms  

PART IIB--SPECIAL--PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES

Division 1--Requests for, and records relating to, diagnostic imaging services

• 23DQ Form etc. of requests  
• 23DR Retention of requests etc.  
• 23DS Other records of diagnostic imaging services  

Division 1A--Continuing medical education and quality assurance in respect of providers of diagnostic imaging services

• 23DSA Definitions  
• 23DSB Approval of program  
• 23DSC Registration of participants in approved program  
• 23DSD Deregistration  

Division 2--Remote area exemptions

• 23DT Interpretation  
• 23DU Remote areas  
• 23DV Application for remote area exemption  
• 23DW Request for further information  
• 23DX Grant of remote area exemption--provision of services where requirements of subsection 16B(1) are not met  
• 23DXA Grant of remote area exemption--stationing diagnostic imaging equipment and employees at the premises of another practitioner  
• 23DY Restrictions on remote area exemptions under section 23DX  
• 23DYA Restrictions on remote area exemptions under section 23DXA  
• 23DZ Refusal of application  
• 23DZA Commencement and duration of remote area exemption  
• 23DZB Renewal of remote area exemption  
• 23DZC Revocation of remote area exemption  
• 23DZD Review of decisions  
• 23DZE Statements to accompany notification of decisions  

Division 4--Diagnostic Imaging Register

• 23DZK Diagnostic Imaging Register  
• 23DZL What is a base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment ?  
• 23DZM What are diagnostic imaging premises ?  
• 23DZN Who may apply for registration?  
• 23DZO Who is a proprietor ?  
• 23DZP Application procedure  
• 23DZQ Registration  
• 23DZR Primary information  
• 23DZS Register may be maintained electronically  
• 23DZT Extract of the Register to be made available on request  
• 23DZU Minister may publish an extract of the Register on the internet  
• 23DZV Proprietors to notify the Minister of changes to primary information  
• 23DZW Minister may request further information  
• 23DZX Suspension for failure to comply with a request  
• 23DZY Cancellation for failure to provide information within 3 months after the response period  
• 23DZZ Cancellation at the request of the proprietor  
• 23DZZA Cancellation on other grounds  
• 23DZZB Cancellation to be noted on the Register  
• 23DZZC Limits on registration after cancellation under section 23DZY or 23DZZA  
• 23DZZD Minister must invite submissions before cancelling registration  
• 23DZZE Application to Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision to cancel registration  
• 23DZZF Proprietor of unregistered premises must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable  
• 23DZZG Proprietor of unregistered base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable  
• 23DZZH Debt recovery where proprietor fails to inform patient that premises or base not registered  
• 23DZZI Application of this Division to partnerships  

Division 5--Diagnostic imaging accreditation

• 23DZZIAA Diagnostic imaging accreditation  
• 23DZZIAB Diagnostic Imaging Register to include accreditation status  
• 23DZZIAC Reconsideration of accreditation decisions  
• 23DZZIAD Reconsideration by Minister of accreditation decisions  
• 23DZZIAE Proprietor of unaccredited premises or base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable  
• 23DZZIAF Debt recovery if proprietor fails to inform patient that premises or base not accredited  
• 23DZZIAG Application of this Division to partnerships  

PART IIBA--PROHIBITED--PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PATHOLOGY SERVICES AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES

Division 1--Preliminary

• 23DZZIA Objects of Part  
• 23DZZIB Simplified outline  
• 23DZZIC Crown to be bound  
• 23DZZID Definitions  
• 23DZZIE Meaning of requester and provider  
• 23DZZIF Meaning of permitted benefit  
• 23DZZIG Ministerial determinations of permitted benefits  
• 23DZZIH Establishing whether an executive officer took reasonable steps to prevent commission of offence or contravention of civil penalty  

Division 2--Civil penalty provisions involving requesters, providers and connected persons

• 23DZZII Simplified outline  
• 23DZZIJ Meaning of connected  
Subdivision B--Civil penalty provisions
• 23DZZIK Requester civil penalty provisions--asking for or accepting prohibited benefits  
• 23DZZIL Provider civil penalty provisions--offering or providing prohibited benefits  
• 23DZZIM Provider civil penalty provisions--making threats  
• 23DZZIN Application of this Division to an executive officer of a body corporate  

Division 3--Offences involving requesters, providers and others

• 23DZZIO Simplified outline  
• 23DZZIP Extended geographical jurisdiction--category A  
• 23DZZIQ Requester offences--asking for or accepting prohibited benefits  
• 23DZZIR General and provider offences--offering or providing prohibited benefits  
• 23DZZIS General and provider offences--making threats  
• 23DZZIT Application of this Division to an executive officer of a body corporate  
• 23DZZIU Division not limited by Division 2  

PART IIC--RADIATION--ONCOLOGY REGISTER

• 23DZZJ Radiation Oncology Register  
• 23DZZK What is a base for mobile radiation oncology equipment ?  
• 23DZZL What are radiation oncology premises ?  
• 23DZZM Who may apply for registration?  
• 23DZZN Who is a proprietor ?  
• 23DZZO Application procedure  
• 23DZZP Registration  
• 23DZZQ Primary information  
• 23DZZR Register may be maintained electronically  
• 23DZZS Extract of the Register to be made available on request  
• 23DZZT Minister may publish an extract of the Register on the internet  
• 23DZZU Proprietors to notify the Minister of changes to primary information  
• 23DZZV Minister may request further information  
• 23DZZW Suspension for failure to comply with a request  
• 23DZZX Cancellation for failure to provide information within 3 months after the response period  
• 23DZZY Cancellation at the request of the proprietor  
• 23DZZZ Cancellation on other grounds  
• 23DZZZA Cancellation to be noted on the Register  
• 23DZZZB Limits on registration after cancellation under section 23DZZX or 23DZZZ  
• 23DZZZC Minister must invite submissions before cancelling registration  
• 23DZZZD Application to Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision to cancel registration  
• 23DZZZE Proprietor of unregistered premises must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable  
• 23DZZZF Proprietor of unregistered base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable  
• 23DZZZG Debt recovery where proprietor fails to inform patient that premises or base not registered  
• 23DZZZH Application of this Part to partnerships  

PART IV--HEALTH--PROGRAM GRANTS

• 39 Interpretation  
• 40 Approval of organizations  
• 41 Approval of health services  
• 41A Approval of health service development projects  
• 42 Entitlement to health program grant  
• 42A Entitlement to grant in respect of approved project  
• 42B Grants in respect of certain payments made by approved organizations  
• 43 Conditions of payment of grants  
• 45 Claims for grants  
• 46 Advances  

PART IVAA--PAYMENTS--RELATING TO THE FORMER HEALTH AND HOSPITALS FUND

• 46AA Payments relating to the former Health and Hospitals Fund  
• 46AB Terms and conditions  
• 46AC Appropriation  
• 46AD Constitutional basis  

PART VA--NATIONAL--RURAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER

• 79AA Object of this Part  
• 79AB Simplified outline of this Part  
• 79AC National Rural Health Commissioner  
• 79AD Functions of the National Rural Health Commissioner  
• 79AE Keeping the Rural Health Minister informed  
• 79AF Appointment  
• 79AG Acting appointments  
• 79AH Terms and conditions  
• 79AI Remuneration  
• 79AJ Leave of absence  
• 79AK Other paid work  
• 79AL Resignation  
• 79AM Termination of appointment  
• 79AN Disclosure of interests  
• 79AO Application of the finance law  
• 79AP Annual report  
• 79AQ Minister may give directions to the National Rural Health Commissioner  
• 79AR Assistance from APS employees  
• 79AS Review of the operation of this Part  

PART VAA--THE--PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REVIEW SCHEME

Division 1--Preliminary

• 79A Object of this Part  
• 80 Main features of the Professional Services Review Scheme  
• 80A Additional operation of this Part  
• 81 Definitions  
• 82 Definitions of inappropriate practice  
• 82A Meaning of prescribed pattern of services  

Division 2--The Director and Associate Directors of Professional Services Review and the Professional Services Review Panel

• 83 The Director of Professional Services Review  
• 83A Associate Directors of Professional Services Review  
• 84 The Professional Services Review Panel  
• 85 Deputy Directors of Professional Services Review  

Division 3--Role of Chief Executive Medicare

• 86 Requests by Chief Executive Medicare to Director to review provision of services  
• 87 Chief Executive Medicare must notify person of request  

Division 3A--Review by Director

• 88 Director may request further information  
• 88A Director must decide whether to review  
• 88B Scope of Director's review  
• 89 When Director must review  
• 89A Director may refer material to Chief Executive Medicare if certain offences or civil contraventions are suspected  
• 89B Power of Director to require the production of documents or the giving of information  
• 89C Director's action following review  
• 90 Director may consult on decisions  
• 91 Decision to take no further action  
• 92 Agreement entered into between Director and person under review  
• 92A If agreement is not ratified  
• 93 Referral to a Committee  
• 94 Director taken to have made a decision after 12 months  

Division 4--Professional Services Review Committees

• 95 Constitution of Committees  
• 96 Challenging appointments to Committees  
• 96A If Committee members are unavailable  
Subdivision B--Proceedings of Committees
• 97 Meetings  
• 98 Conduct of meetings  
• 99 Other procedural matters relating to meetings  
• 101 Hearings  
• 102 Notice of hearings  
• 103 Rights of persons under review at hearings--individuals  
• 103A Rights of persons under review at hearings--bodies corporate  
• 104 Failing to appear, give evidence or answer a question--effect on hearing where person under review is an individual  
• 104A Failing to appear, give evidence or answer a question--effect on hearing where person under review is a body corporate  
• 105 Failing to appear, give evidence or answer a question--disqualification for practitioners  
• 105AA Failing to appear, give evidence or answer a question--offence for other persons under review  
• 105A Power of Committee to require the production of documents or the giving of information  
• 106 Conduct of hearings  
• 106A Evidence at hearings  
• 106B Summons to give evidence etc.  
• 106C Allowances for witnesses at hearings  
• 106D Failure to attend  
• 106E Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions  
• 106EA Contempt of Committee  
• 106F Protection of Committee members, representatives and witnesses at hearings  
Subdivision C--Action to be taken by Committees
• 106G Application of Subdivision  
• 106GA Notification by Director or Committee that proper investigation is impossible  
• 106H Committee findings, scope of investigation etc.  
• 106J Committee may request Director's review  
• 106K Committee may have regard to samples of services  
• 106KB Generic findings of inappropriate practice  
• 106KC Notification by Committee to Director of matters of concern to profession  
• 106KD Preparation of draft report  
• 106KE Draft report contains no finding of inappropriate practice  
• 106L Final report of Committee  
• 106M Referral of matter to a regulatory body to be mentioned in Committee's report  
• 106N Committee may refer material to Chief Executive Medicare if certain offences or civil contraventions are suspected  

Division 5--Determining Authority

• 106Q The Determining Authority  
Subdivision B--Ratification of agreements by the Determining Authority
• 106QA Application of Subdivision  
• 106QB Notification by Director or Authority that action in agreement cannot take effect  
• 106R Authority must ratify or refuse to ratify agreement  
Subdivision C--Determinations by the Determining Authority
• 106RA Application of Subdivision  
• 106RB Notification by Director or Authority that proper draft or final determination is impossible  
• 106S Director may give Determining Authority information  
• 106SA Authority to invite submissions before making a draft determination  
• 106T Draft determination  
• 106TA Final determination  
• 106TB Time for doing act affected if court order operates  
• 106U Content of draft and final determinations  
• 106UAA Referral of matter by Determining Authority to a regulatory body not to be taken into account by the Authority in making draft or final determinations  
• 106UA Notification of final determination before it takes effect  
• 106V When final determinations take effect  
• 106W Notification of final determination  

Division 5A--Referral of professional issues to regulatory and other bodies

• 106XA Significant threat to life or health  
• 106XB Non - compliance by a practitioner with professional standards  

Division 6--Provisions relating to the Director, Associate Directors, Panel members, staff and consultants, the Determining Authority and the provision of services to a Committee or the Authority

• 106Y Term of office  
• 106Z Director's terms and conditions of appointment  
• 106ZA Outside employment  
• 106ZB Leave of absence  
• 106ZC Resignation  
• 106ZD Termination of the Director's appointment  
• 106ZE Acting appointments  
• 106ZF Remuneration and allowances  
Subdivision AB--Associate Directors
• 106ZFA Term of office  
• 106ZFB Associate Director's terms and conditions of appointment  
• 106ZFC Outside employment  
• 106ZFD Leave of absence  
• 106ZFE Resignation  
• 106ZFF Termination of an Associate Director's appointment  
• 106ZFG Acting appointments  
• 106ZFH Remuneration and allowances  
Subdivision B--Panel members
• 106ZG Term of office  
• 106ZH Panel member's terms and conditions of appointment  
• 106ZI Outside employment  
• 106ZJ Resignation  
• 106ZK Termination of a Panel member's appointment  
• 106ZL Remuneration and allowances  
Subdivision C--Staff and consultants
• 106ZM Staff  
• 106ZN Arrangements with other Commonwealth bodies  
• 106ZP Engagement of consultants  
Subdivision D--Provisions relating to Determining Authority
• 106ZPA Constitution of Determining Authority  
• 106ZPB Appointment of members of the Authority  
• 106ZPC Term of office  
• 106ZPD Terms and conditions of appointment  
• 106ZPE Outside employment  
• 106ZPF Resignation  
• 106ZPG Termination of appointment  
• 106ZPH Acting appointments  
• 106ZPI Remuneration and allowances  
• 106ZPJ Protection of members of the Authority  
• 106ZPK Meetings of the Determining Authority  
Subdivision E--Provision of services to a Committee and the Determining Authority
• 106ZPL Director to arrange for provision of services  

Division 6A--Application of the finance law

• 106ZPLA Application of the finance law  

Division 7--Miscellaneous

• 106ZPM Failing to produce documents or give information--benefits not payable, disqualification etc.  
• 106ZPN Failing to produce documents or give information--offences and civil penalties  
• 106ZPNA Failing to produce documents or give information--court orders for bodies corporate  
• 106ZPO False or misleading answers  
• 106ZPP False or misleading documents  
• 106ZPQ No privilege against self - incrimination  
• 106ZPR Publication of particulars of agreements and determinations  
• 106ZQ Annual report  
• 106ZR Disclosure of Committee deliberations etc.  

PART VB--MEDICARE--PARTICIPATION REVIEW COMMITTEES

• 124B Interpretation  
• 124BA Application of Part to providers who are not practitioners  
• 124C Chairpersons  
• 124D Chairperson etc. to be notified if practitioner convicted of relevant offence or civil contravention  
• 124E Chairperson to establish Medicare Participation Review Committee  
• 124EA Membership of Committees  
• 124EB Qualification of members  
• 124EC Provision of information to the person in relation to whom a Committee is convened  
• 124F Determinations in relation to relevant offences and relevant civil contraventions  
• 124FA Committee may add parties to proceedings in relation to breach of undertaking by approved pathology practitioner or approved pathology authority  
• 124FB Determinations in relation to breach of undertaking by approved pathology practitioner  
• 124FC Determinations in relation to breach of undertaking by approved pathology authority  
• 124FD Committee may be established and proceedings may continue after undertaking ceases to be in force  
• 124FE Committee may add parties to proceedings in relation to pathology and diagnostic imaging offences and contraventions  
• 124FF Determinations in relation to pathology and diagnostic imaging offences and contraventions  
• 124G Hearings  
• 124H Guidelines relating to making a determination  
• 124J Procedure of hearings  
• 124K Hearings to be in public except in special circumstances  
• 124L Summons to give evidence etc.  
• 124M Refusal to be sworn etc.  
• 124N Protection of members of Committees etc.  
• 124P Contempt  
• 124Q Chairperson to give notice of determinations by Committee  
• 124R Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
• 124S Giving effect to determinations  
• 124T Chairperson to abolish Committee  
• 124U Fees and allowances  

PART VC--QUALITY--ASSURANCE CONFIDENTIALITY

• 124V Object of this Part  
• 124W Interpretation  
• 124X Minister may declare quality assurance activity to be an activity to which this Part applies  
• 124Y Information about declared quality assurance activity not to be disclosed  
• 124Z Minister may authorise disclosure of information about a serious offence  
• 124ZB Immunity from suit of members of assessment or evaluation committees  
• 124ZC This Part is to complement corresponding State and Territory laws  

PART VD--BONDED--MEDICAL PROGRAM

Division 1--Bonded Medical Program

• 124ZD Bonded Medical Program  
• 124ZE Bonded participants  
• 124ZEA Determination that exceptional circumstances apply in relation to a person  
• 124ZEB Secretary may request further information  
Subdivision B--Conditions of Bonded Medical Program
• 124ZF Return of service obligation  
• 124ZG Conditions of Bonded Medical Program  
• 124ZH Breach of condition of Bonded Medical Program--repayment of education costs  
• 124ZJ Breach of condition of Bonded Medical Program--medicare benefits not payable  
• 124ZK Breach of condition of Bonded Medical Program--administrative penalty  
Subdivision C--Review of decisions
• 124ZL Application for review  
• 124ZM Notice of decision on review  
• 124ZN Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
Subdivision D--Withdrawal from Bonded Medical Program
• 124ZP Withdrawal from Bonded Medical Program  
• 124ZQ Consequences of withdrawal  
Subdivision E--Information sharing
• 124ZR Authorised collection, use and disclosure  
• 124ZS Interaction with the Privacy Act 1988  
Subdivision F--Bonded Medical Program rules
• 124ZT Bonded Medical Program rules  

Division 2--Transitional arrangements

• 124ZU Opt in process for participating in the Bonded Medical Program  
• 124ZUA Extended compliance determination for certain BMP and MRBS participants  
• 124ZUB Secretary may request further information  
• 124ZV Effect of opting in to the Bonded Medical Program--BMP participants  
• 124ZW Effect of opting in to the Bonded Medical Program--MRBS participants  

PART VIA--CIVIL--PENALTIES

Division 1--Obtaining an order for a civil penalty

• 125A Federal Court may order person to pay pecuniary penalty for contravening civil penalty provision  
• 125B What is a civil penalty provision ?  
• 125C Persons involved in contravening civil penalty provision  
• 125D Recovery of a pecuniary penalty  

Division 2--Civil penalty proceedings and criminal proceedings

• 125E Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
• 125F Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
• 125G Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
• 125H Evidence given in proceedings for civil penalty not admissible in criminal proceedings  

PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS

• 126 Prohibition of certain medical insurance  
• 127 Assignor of medicare benefit to be given copy of assignment etc.  
• 128 Offences in relation to returns  
• 128A False statements relating to medicare benefits etc.  
• 128B Knowingly making false statements relating to medicare benefits etc.  
• 128C Charging of fees for provision of public hospital services to public patients  
• 129 False statements etc.  
• 129AA Private hospitals--bribery  
• 129AAB Offences against 2 or more provisions  
• 129AAC Statements inadmissible as evidence  
• 129AAD Notice to produce documents  
• 129AADA Requirement to keep documents relating to notice to produce  
• 129AAE Civil penalty--failure to comply with requirement in notice  
• 129AAF Self - incrimination etc.  
• 129AAG Chief Executive Medicare or Departmental employee may deal with documents etc. produced  
• 129AAH Notice of decision: no amount recoverable because amounts paid substantiated etc.  
• 129AAI Notice of decision: amounts recoverable  
• 129AAJ Review of decisions to claim amounts as debts  
• 129AC Recovery of amounts overpaid etc. and administrative penalties  
• 129ACA Shared debt determinations  
• 129ACB Review of decisions relating to shared debt determinations  
• 129AD Recovery of certain determined amounts  
• 129AE Recovery of amounts paid in respect of certain diagnostic imaging services  
• 129AEA Liability for administrative penalty  
• 129AEB Amount of administrative penalty  
• 129AEC Notice of administrative penalty and review of assessments  
• 129AECA Power to obtain information relating to a debt  
• 129AED Waiver and repayment of certain debts arising under the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme  
• 129AEE Notice of decision to waive, or not to waive, a debt  
• 129AEF Recoverable amounts may be set off  
• 129AEG Garnishee notices  
• 129AEH Failure to comply with garnishee notice  
• 129AF State and Territory authorities to be notified of contraventions of certain laws  
• 129A Special arrangements for optometrical services  
• 130 Officers to observe secrecy  
• 130AA Prosecution of offences  
• 130G Evidence  
• 130H Exceptions etc. to civil penalty provisions--burden of proof  
• 130J Obligations not affected by State or Territory laws  
• 131 Delegation  
• 132 Evidence  
• 132A Regulations relating to the manner of patient referrals  
• 133 Regulations