Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

Current proposals for MSAC going to PASC

The Protocol Advisory Subcommittee (PASC) will develop the decision analytic protocol (DAP).
PASC will undertake consultation with professional bodies, consumer groups, the public and clinical experts for each of these proposals


Suitable to progress to development of decision analytic protocol (DAP), awaiting applicant documentation
MSAC ID
Title
1347
Insertion of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
1333
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
1309
Pain Medicine Professional Attendance Items
1308
Local anaesthetic (LA) nerve blockade for post-surgical analgesia
1195
F-18 Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
1191
Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms-Pipeline Embolization Device (PED)
1165
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) assessment
In first consideration by PASC, including development of the draft decision analytic protocol (Draft DAP)
MSAC ID
Title
1146.1
Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis of Suspected Small Bowel Crohn Disease (Resubmission)
1162
Bone densitometry testing for menopausal women age 50
1181
Non-mydriatic retinal photography (NMP) in persons with diabetes
1243
The removal of imbedded corneal foreign bodies to any person presenting to an optometrist.
1332
Second Opinion for Morphological/Interpretive Pathology
1335
Phosphorylated Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein (phIGFBP-1) test for predicting false preterm labour
1338
Catheter-based renal denervation for treatment-resistant hypertension
1342
Oncotype DX® breast cancer assay to quantify the risk of disease recurrence and predict adjuvant chemotherapy benefit
1344
Assessment of foot and ankle services by podiatric surgeons (foot and ankle conditions – various)
In second consideration by PASC, including the consultation decision analytic protocol (Consultation DAP)
MSAC ID
Title
Withdrawn
MSAC ID
Title
    1169
Sports and Exercise medicine consultation Items
    1160
Changes to Hepatitis C testing regime for access to telaprevir
    1154
Non-invasive assessment of artificial stiffness by applanation tonometry for titration of anti-hypertensive medication in CKD

For more information on the MSAC new process please read the discussion paper for public comment titled
Proposal for Changes to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) Processes for Applications for Public Funding (PDF 228 KB)


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