Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES
PN.6.4
Hospital, Government etc Laboratories
The following laboratories have been prescribed for the purposes of payment of Medicare benefits:
(i) laboratories operated by the Australian Government (these include health laboratories operated by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care as well as the laboratories operated by other Departments, e.g. the Departments of Defence and Veterans' Affairs operate laboratories from which pathology services are provided);
(ii) laboratories operated by a State Government or authority of a State (laboratories operated or associated with recognised hospitals are also included);
(iii) laboratories operated by the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory; and
(iv) laboratories operated by Australian tertiary education institutions eg Universities.
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- Assist - Addition/Deletion of (Assist.)
- Amend - Amended Description
- Anaes - Anaesthetic Values Amended
- Emsn - EMSN Change
- Fee - Fee Amended
- Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
- New - New Item
- NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
- Qfe - QFE Change