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Character Range: 2699–5641

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8. Hospital treatment―excluded treatment 8
9. General treatment―included treatment 8
10. General treatment―services for which medicare benefit is payable 8
11. General treatment―excluded treatment 9
12. Chronic disease management programs 9
Part 4 Health insurance business 12
13. Business that is not accident and sickness insurance 12
14. Health insurance business: exclusions in respect of certain goods 12
15. Insurance that is not health insurance business 13
16. Health insurance business: death or disability benefits 14
17. Insurance that is not health insurance business―certain overseas visitors 15
18. Overseas students and specified temporary visa holders 16
Endnotes 18
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 18
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 19
Endnote 3—Legislation history 20
Endnote 4—Amendment history 22

Part 1 Preliminary

     1. Name of Rules
These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules 2018.

     3. Definitions
In these Rules:
accredited means assessed as being fully compliant with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards by a body approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to assess health service organisations against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Act means the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
allied health service has the meaning given by rule 12.
chronic disease has the meaning given by rule 12.
chronic disease management program has the meaning given by rule 12.
diagnostic imaging services table means the table prescribed under subsection 4AA (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
eligible person has the same meaning as in subsection 3 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 and includes a person who is treated as an eligible person under sections 6, 6A or 7 of that Act.
     excluded natural therapy treatment means any of the following treatments:
 (a) Alexander technique;
 (b) aromatherapy;
 (c) Bowen therapy;
 (d) Buteyko;
 (e) Feldenkrais;
 (f) Western herbalism;
 (g) homeopathy;
 (h) iridology;
 (i) kinesiology;
 (j) naturopathy;
 (k) Pilates;
 (l) reflexology;
 (m) Rolfing;
 (n) shiatsu;
 (o) tai chi;
 (p) yoga.
general medical services table means the table prescribed under subsection 4 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Hospital Casemix Protocol Data means the data provided by hospitals to insurers that is the subject of rule 4.
item has the same meaning as in subsection 3 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
licensee means the person licensed under the law of the State or Territory in which the facility is located to operate the premises.
makes provision for informed financial consent: a hospital makes provision for informed financial consent if it has procedures in place to inform a patient or nominee, in writing, of what hospital charges, insurer benefits and out‑of‑pocket costs (where applicable) are expected in respect of the hospital treatment. A patient or