General medical services table
4 General medical services table
The regulations may prescribe a table of medical services (other than diagnostic imaging services and pathology services) that sets out the following:
items of medical services;
the amount of fees applicable in respect of each item;
rules for interpretation of the table.
See also section 4BAA (conditional specification of services in table items).
If:
a person renders a professional service; and
a claim is made for an amount to be paid under this Act in respect of the service; and
the service is specified in an item in the general medical services table; and
the item mentions the creation (however described) of a document; and
the document is created by the person;
the person must retain the document for the period of 2 years beginning on the day the service is rendered.
Civil penalty: 5 penalty units.
Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
A person who wishes to rely on subsection (4) in proceedings for a civil penalty order bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in that subsection (see section 130H).
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