Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L00927
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Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2018 (No. 3)
Details: F2018L00927
- F2018L00927
This instrument amends the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011 to make changes to the minimum benefits for hospital accommodation to reflect an increase in Consumer Price Index, updates Nursing Home Type Patient rates at public hospitals in the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia, updates the listing of 13 new Medicare Benefits Schedule item numbers and updates the reference to the Second Tier Advisory Committee approved facility list.
I, SUSAN AZMI, delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Rules under item 3A of the table in subsection 333-20(1) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
5. Schedule A – Amendments 4
6. Schedule B – Amendments 9
7. Schedule C – Amendments 10
8. Schedule D – Amendments 11
This instrument is the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2018 (No. 3).
This instrument is made under item 3A of the table under subsection
333-20(1) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
Schedule A - Amendments
[1] Schedule 1, Part 1 – General, 2. Subclause 2. Minimum benefit, Table 1
[2] Schedule 1, Part 1 – General, 2. Subclause 2. Minimum Benefit, Table 2
Schedule 1, Subclause 2 Minimum benefit, Table 2 – Victoria: shared ward accommodation at a public hospital
[3] Schedule 1, Part 1 – General, 2. Subclause 2. Minimum Benefit, Table 3
[4] Schedule 2, Clause 2 Minimum benefit, Table
[5] Schedule 3, Part 1, Subclause 2 Minimum benefit, Table 1:
[6] Schedule 3, Part 1, Subclause 2 Minimum benefit, Table 2:
Schedule B - Amendments
[1] Schedule 1, Part 2 – Type A Procedures, Clause 4 Advanced Surgical Patient (3):
After ‘35562’ insert ‘35585’
[2] Schedule 1, Part 2 – Type A Procedures, Clause 6 Surgical Patient (3):
After ‘35578’ insert ‘35581’
After ‘35581’ insert ‘35582’
[3] Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 5 – Diagnostic Imaging Services, I5:
After ‘63530’ insert ‘63541’
After ‘63541’ insert ‘63542’
After ‘63542’ insert ‘63543’
After ‘63543’ insert ‘63544’
[4] Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 6 – Pathology services, P7:
After ‘73343’ insert ‘73345’
After ‘73345’ insert ‘73346’
After ‘73346’ insert ‘73347’
After ‘73347’ insert ‘73348’
After ‘73348’ insert ‘73349’
After ‘73349’ insert ‘73350’
Schedule C – Amendments
[1] Schedule 4, Clause 6 Minimum benefit, Table 1
Australian Capital Territory $121.95
Australian Capital Territory $125.00
South Australia $118.00
South Australia $120.00
Schedule D - Amendments
[1] Schedule 5 – Second-tier default benefits, Clause 4. Facilities, subclause (1)
(1) A hospital is a facility for the purposes of this Schedule if it is included in the list of second-tier eligible facilities approved by the Second Tier Advisory Committee existing at the time that the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2018 (No.3) commence.