Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record - Sharing by Default) Act 2025 (8 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Main amendments

Part 2   Medicare benefits

Division 1   Amendments

Health Insurance Act 1973

30   Before subsection 129AAH(1)

Insert:

Amount paid substantiated

(1A) If:

(a) a person produces to the Chief Executive Medicare (the CEO ), or to a Departmental employee (within the meaning of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973), evidence in relation to a professional service after being required under section 19AF to do so; and

(b) the CEO decides that the evidence properly substantiates that the amount paid, by way of benefit or payment under this Act, in respect of the service is payable in accordance with section 19AD;

the CEO must give the person written notice of the decision.