Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATIONS 1975 - REG 9A

         (1)   For paragraph 16A (4) (b) of the Act, subregulation (2) applies if:

                (a)    a request for a pathology service is made or confirmed by electronic means; and

               (b)    a practitioner, participating midwife or participating nurse practitioner is identified as the person who made the request or confirmation:

                          (i)    by name, number or other means in the request or confirmation; or

                         (ii)    by the electronic system used to make the request or confirmation.

         (2)   The request or confirmation is taken to have been made by the person unless the person shows that he or she did not make the request or confirmation.