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an agreement entered into between a hospital and an insurer, that includes provisions to the effect that, except to the extent (if any) provided in the agreement, the hospital agrees to accept payment by the insurer in satisfaction of any amount that would, apart from the agreement, be owed to the hospital, in relation to an episode of hospital treatment, by an insured person under a policy.
     NSW means the State of New South Wales.
nursing‑home type patient has the meaning given by Schedule 4.
           Note: Item 19 of Schedule 2 of the Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 also deals with nursing‑home type patients.
outreach service means a service referred to in subsection 16(1) of the Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007, unless subsection 16(2) of that Act applies to the particular service.

     participating midwife has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

pathology services table means the table prescribed under subsection 4A(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
policy means a complying health insurance policy.
private hospital means a hospital in respect of which there is in force a statement under subsection 121‑5(8) of the Act that the hospital is a private hospital.
           Note: Section 15 of the Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 deals with the status of certain hospitals for which a declaration had been made before the commencement of the Act.
professional service has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
public hospital means a hospital in respect of which there is in force a statement under subsection 121‑5(8) of the Act that the hospital is a public hospital.
           Note: Section 15 of the Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 deals with the status of certain hospitals for which a declaration had been made before the commencement of the Act.
Type A procedure means:
            (a) a procedure specified in clauses 3 to 9 of Schedule 1; or
            (b) a certified Type B procedure; or
            (c) a certified overnight Type C procedure.
Type B procedure means:
            (a) a procedure specified in clauses 3 to 7 of Schedule 3 other than a certified Type B procedure; or
            (b) a certified Type C procedure.
     Type C procedure means a procedure specified in clause 8 of Schedule 3 other than a certified Type C procedure.

     Part 2 Minimum benefit requirements

4. Psychiatric care, rehabilitation and palliative care

      (1) For item 1 in the table in subsection 72‑1(2) of the Act, the minimum benefit for hospital treatment specified in that item is the amount set out, or worked out using the method