Debt recovery where proprietor fails to inform patient that premises or base not registered
23DZZZG Debt recovery where proprietor fails to inform patient that premises or base not registered
If:
a radiation oncology service is rendered in the following circumstances:
the service is rendered using radiation oncology equipment that is ordinarily located at radiation oncology premises that are not registered; or
the service is rendered using radiation oncology equipment that, when not in use, is ordinarily located at an unregistered base for mobile radiation oncology equipment and the equipment is not ordinarily located at radiation oncology premises; and
the proprietor of the premises or base failed to inform the person to whom the radiation oncology service was rendered that no medicare benefit would be payable on the service; and
the Minister makes a direction under subsection 16F(1) that medicare benefit will be paid for the service;
an amount equal to the medicare benefit is recoverable from the proprietor as a debt due to the Commonwealth.
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