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PHI 19/25 Update on Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules 2025

The Prescribed List files have been updated and published. The Rules have been made and registered. The Prescribed List will take effect on 1 March 2025.

Date published:
PHI circular type:
Prescribed List announcement
Audience:
Health sector

The Delegate for the Minister of Health and Aged Care has made the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules 2025 (the MDHTP Rules).

The MDHTP Rules were registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 24 February 2025 and replace the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Amendment (No. 2) Rules 2024.

What do you need to do?

We ask stakeholders that used the XML and Excel files published on 18 February 2025 to visit the Prescribed List website, hit CTRL+F5, and redownload the files. Please do not used the files published on 18 February 2025 as they contain some errors as per PHI Circular 17/25.

The changes effected in the MDHTP Rules remain the same as per PHI Circular 16/25.

We apologise for the inconvenience of this change.