Obligation to notify the Chief Executive Medicare that amount has been paid
34U Obligation to notify the Chief Executive Medicare that amount has been paid
If:
an amount of exceptional claims indemnity has been paid in relation to a qualifying liability that relates to a claim made against a person (the practitioner); and
the person (the applicant) who applied for the exceptional claims indemnity becomes aware that another amount has been paid to the practitioner, an insurer or another person in relation to the incident or incidents to which the claim relates, or in relation to one or more other incidents; and
because of the payment of the other amount, there is an amount overpaid as described in subsection 34T(2);
the applicant must notify the Chief Executive Medicare that the other amount has been paid.
Failure to notify is an offence (see section 46).
The notification must:
be in writing; and
be given to the Chief Executive Medicare within 28 days after the applicant becomes aware that the other amount has been paid.
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