Why doesn’t the legislation address circumstances where certain providers are allowed to self-refer services?
The Health Insurance Act allows for the payment of a medicare benefit for a pathology or diagnostic imaging service that was not referred by another practitioner in certain limited circumstances. This is commonly called ‘self-referral’. The amendments specifically relate to requests for pathology and diagnostic imaging services from one practitioner to another.
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