❓ Mr. Watson asks about the operational date and Medicare eligibility of the MRI services at Albany Health Campus. The Minister provides expected dates for both.
AnsweredQoN 1311Legislative Assembly
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I refer to MRI services at Albany Health Campus, and ask can the Minister advise: (a) when will the MRI be operational for patient use; and (b) when will the MRI services be fully Medicare-eligible?
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Answered
12 November 2013
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Minister for Health
Response time
21 days
(a) The MRI at Albany Health Campus is expected to be commissioned and operational by 30 June 2014.
(b) Great Southern Radiology, the provider of imaging services for public patients at Albany Health Campus, will operate a Commonwealth Medicare licence to access rebates for MRI procedures from January 2015.
(b) Great Southern Radiology, the provider of imaging services for public patients at Albany Health Campus, will operate a Commonwealth Medicare licence to access rebates for MRI procedures from January 2015.
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