Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00101:clause:5_31:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00101
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 31 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 26436–29191

31  After section 121‑7
Insert:

121‑8  Application for inclusion of hospital in a class
 (1) A person may apply to the Minister for a *hospital to be included in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules.
 (2) The application must be:
 (a) in the *approved form; and
 (b) accompanied by any application fee imposed under the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules.

121‑8A  Minister to decide application
 (1) The Minister must consider whether a *hospital to which an application relates satisfies the assessment criteria set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules.
 (2) If the *hospital satisfies the assessment criteria, the Minister must, within 60 days after the day the application is made:
 (a) include the hospital in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules; and
 (b) notify the person, in writing, of:
 (i) the hospital's inclusion in a class set out in the Rules; and
 (ii) the day that the hospital is included in that class and the day that the hospital's inclusion in that class ends.
 (3) If the *hospital does not satisfy the assessment criteria, the Minister must, within 60 days after the day the application is made:
 (a) notify the person, in writing, of that fact; and
 (b) provide reasons for the decision.
Note: A decision that a hospital does not satisfy the assessment criteria set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules is reviewable under Part 6‑9.

121‑8B  Period of inclusion of hospital in a class
  The inclusion of a *hospital in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules:
 (a) comes into force on the day specified in the notice referred to in subparagraph 121‑8A(2)(b)(ii); and
 (b) expires on the day specified in that notice, unless it is revoked earlier.

121‑8C  Revocation of inclusion of hospital in a class
  The Minister may revoke the inclusion of a *hospital in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules if the Minister considers that the hospital ceases to satisfy the assessment criteria set out in the Rules.
Note: A decision to revoke the inclusion of a hospital in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules is reviewable under Part 6‑9.

121‑8D  Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules
  The Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules may provide for all or any of the following:
 (a) for the purposes of this Part and Division 72—set out one or more classes of *hospital;
 (b) impose an application fee for the purposes of section 121‑8;
 (c) set out assessment criteria for including a