Aus Health Care

A GP can diagnose and treat a sick or injured patient. They can also do which of the following?

• Use preventative measures, such as organise skin cancer checks

• Provide counselling for mental health and wellbeing concerns

• Practise Chinese and traditional medicine in the GP setting

• Perform major surgery

A general practitioner can:

• refer a patient to a specialist for further treatment.

• 
  send a patient for x-rays.

• prescribe medication.

• all of the above

Which of these alternative health services are regulated by AHPRA?

• Acupuncture and yoga

• Chinese traditional medicine and homeopathy

• Chinese traditional medicine and acupuncture

• Naturopathy and Pilates

Registration with AHPRA requires health service providers to have;

• insurance

• a criminal history check,

• an acceptable standard of English language

• a record of ongoing professional development

Allied health professionals are university-trained health professionals outside of the medical, dental and nursing professions.

• True

• False

______  billing is when the government covers the full cost of seeing a GP because the GP only charges the schedule fee

Individuals earning more than _____________  a year pay an extra tax as a Medicare levy surcharge if they do not purchase private hospital insurance.

• $93 000

• $52 0000

• $152 0000

• $190 000

After the introduction of Medicare in 1984, _____________ membership gradually _____________ as people were able to access good quality and affordable essential healthcare.

• private health insurance; grew

• Medicare; grew

• private health insurance; declined

• Medicare; declined

Which of the following services is NOT covered by Medicare?

• GP and specialist doctors

• Treatment and accommodation in a public hospital

• Most dental treatments

• X-rays and pathology

Which of the following is a requirement for eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?

• Australian citizenship

• Permanent and significant disability

• Participant must be under the age of 65 when they apply

• Drivers license