State Insurance and Care Governance Regulation 2021 (2021-253) (NSW)

State Insurance and Care Governance Regulation 2021

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the State Insurance and Care Governance Regulation 2021.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation repeals and replaces the State Insurance and Care Governance Regulation 2015, which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2021 by section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions In this Regulation— the Act means the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

4 Authorised persons For the purposes of section 26 of the Act, the following are prescribed as authorised persons— (a) a Public Service employee within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, (b) a statutory officer.

4A Relevant services—the Act, s 26A (1) For the Act, section 26A, definition of relevant service, the following services are prescribed— (a) audiology and audiometry services, (b) Chinese medicine services, (c) chiropractic services, (d) counselling services, (e) dental services, (f) dietetics and nutrition services, (g) exercise physiology services, (h) massage therapy services, (i) medical radiation practice services, (j) medical services, (k) nursing services, (l) occupational therapy services, (m) optometry services, (n) osteopathy services, (o) patient transport services, (p) pharmaceutical services, (q) physiotherapy services, (r) podiatry services, (s) psychology services, (t) rehabilitation services, (u) social work services, (v) speech therapy services, (w) services provided to injured persons relating to the provision and maintenance of aids, appliances or prostheses, including the following— (i) artificial body parts or other artificial aids, (ii) aids for activities of daily living, (iii) mobility aids, (iv) equipment provided as part of treatment or therapy services, (x) domestic assistance services provided to injured persons, including household cleaning and laundry, lawn or garden care and transport services, (y) private hospital and day surgery services, including in-patient and out-patient services, (z) workplace rehabilitation services, (za) services provided by a health practitioner, not involving treatment, consisting of— (i) a medical opinion on the treatment or cause of an injury, or (ii) an assessment of a permanent impairment, or (iii) a peer review, or (iv) facilitating discussions between an injured person and doctors, insurers, employers and other service providers to manage the rehabilitation of the injured person, (zb) administrative services relating to the following— (i) referrals, including receiving referrals from or making referrals to, or on behalf of, a health practitioner, (ii) administrative functions associated with producing medical evidence relating to a person's injury, functioning or impairment, (iii) access to medical documents, including medical certificates or radiology or medical imaging, (iv) centralisation or coordination of referrals or appointments and other administrative functions, (zc) medication management and review, including the assessment and analysis of medication use, cost and prescriber behaviour. (2) Subsection (1)(zb) does not include administrative services relating to the provision of legal advice to, or representation of, an injured person regarding a claim or dispute under the workers compensation and motor accidents legislation.