Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 19DB

                   Where:

                     (a)  the proprietor, or each of the proprietors, of an accredited pathology laboratory is an approved pathology authority; and

                     (b)  the approval of the premises as an accredited pathology laboratory has been revoked;

the proprietor or proprietors must cause to be taken such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances to ensure that, before a pathology service is rendered in the laboratory:

                     (c)  the practitioner, participating midwife or participating nurse practitioner who has as a patient the person in relation to whom the pathology service is to be rendered; and

                     (d)  the person in relation to whom the pathology service is to be rendered or, if that person is in the care of another person, that other person;

are informed that a Medicare benefit would not be payable in respect of the pathology service if it were rendered in the laboratory.

Penalty:  $100.