Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 9 October 2012:

Since the introduction of the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme:

(1) By electorate:

(a) what is the total number of people who have used the scheme, including a breakdown by month; and

(b) how many times has the scheme been used, including a breakdown by month.

(2) Until 30 September 2012, what has been the national monthly usage of the scheme, noting that patients who have not received the relevant general practitioner care planning items prior to 8 September 2012 will not be able to access the scheme from 8 September 2012 and prior to 1 December 2012.