Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01114:clause:7_29:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01114
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 29 (pt 4/7)
Character Range: 47294–50145

(a) of the Act.

      (2) If:
           (a) the private health information statement is accompanied by information additional to the information and form of words that are required by subrule 12 (1); and
           (b) the private health information statement and the additional information are set out in the same document;

       the additional information must not obscure or contradict the information and form of words that that are required by subrule 12 (1).

             Example: The document on which a private health information statement is provided might include information about ambulance cover that is additional to the information required by item 10 of the table to clause 2 of Schedule 1. The additional information could be included adjacent to the required information, so long as the additional information did not obscure or contradict the required information.

     14.  Information relating to changes to premiums to be provided to Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

      (1) This rule is made for the purposes of section 96‑25 of the Act.

      (2) This rule applies if the Minister has approved a proposed change to the premiums charged under a complying health insurance product of a private health insurer under subsection 66‑10 (3) of the Act.

      (3) The private health insurer must notify the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman of:
           (a) the premiums that applied before the approval; and
           (b) the premiums that apply after the approval.

      (4) The insurer must give this information to the Ombudsman before the end of the day that is the later of:
           (a) 1 February immediately following the day the Minister approved the change; or
           (b) 20 business days after the day the Minister approved the change.

15.  Information provided to insured persons
 (1) This rule is made for the purposes of section 96‑25 of the Act.
 (2) When giving an insured person a copy of a private health information statement in accordance with section 93‑15 or subsection 93‑20 (1) of the Act, the private health insurer must inform the person of the following:
 (a) the name of each person who is covered by the policy;
 (b) if the product subgroup to which the policy belongs covers hospital treatment—the following statements for each adult who is covered by the policy and to whom a lifetime health cover loading applies, with the bracketed text replaced with the appropriate amounts:
 (i) "Your Lifetime Health Cover Loading is [Number]%.";
 (ii) "You have [the period of time expressed in years, months, days as appropriate] remaining until you have reached 10 continuous years of cover and your loading is removed.".
 (3) However, the insurer does not need to inform the person of the information referred to in subrule (2) more than once in any 12 month period.
 (4) The information