Grant of remote area exemption—provision of services where requirements of subsection 16B(1) are not met
23DX Grant of remote area exemption—provision of services where requirements of subsection 16B(1) are not met
The Minister must, by written notice given to the applicant, grant a remote area exemption under this section to the applicant if the Minister is satisfied that:
the application is in the form approved by the Minister; and
the applicant’s practice is situated in an area that is a remote area for the purposes of this Division; and
the facilities for rendering R‑type diagnostic imaging services in the area in which the practice is situated (including facilities provided by practitioners visiting the area regularly) are such that, were subsection 16B(1) to apply to the rendering of those services, patients in the area would suffer physical or financial hardship.
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