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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 nominee must be informed:
 (a) for scheduled admissions—at the earliest opportunity before admission for the hospital treatment; or
 (b) for unplanned admissions—as soon after the admission as the circumstances reasonably permit.
minimum benefit means the minimum benefit calculated in accordance with clause 3 of Schedule 5 of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards means the standards developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
           Note: Development of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is a function of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care under paragraph 9 (1) (e) of National Health Reform Act 2011.
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.
pathology services table means the table prescribed under subsection 4A (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
private facility means a facility that, if a declaration were to be made by the Minister under subsection 121‑5 (6) of the Act in respect of that facility, it would include a statement under subsection 121‑5 (8) that the hospital is a private hospital.
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.
risk factors for chronic disease has the meaning given by rule 12.
State/Territory means the State or Territory in which the premises are located and includes a governing body or authority established by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or an internal Territory.
           Note: Terms used in these Rules have the same meaning as in the Act―see section 13 of the Legislation Act 2003.  These terms include:
           complying health insurance policy
           covers
           employee health benefits scheme
           general treatment
           health benefits fund
           health insurance business
           health‑related business
           hospital
           hospital‑substitute treatment
           hospital treatment
           medicare benefit
           private health insurer

Part 2 Hospitals

     4. Information to be provided by hospitals to insurers
     (1) For paragraph 121‑5 (7) (e) of the Act, information of the kind described in the HCP Data from Hospitals to Insurers relating to treatment of insured persons is specified.
     (2) In this rule, HCP Data from Hospitals to Insurers means the protocol set out in the document approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Data and Analytics Branch of the Department of Health and Aged Care on 14