Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744:front:0:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744
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the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

     "private hospital" means premises that have been declared specifically as private hospitals for the purposes of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
"proscribed amount" means, in relation to the Veterans' Home Care Program:

         (a) subject to paragraph (b), an amount of money that if paid by an entitled person would mean the entitled person has paid in respect of a Home Care service (category A) comprised of Domestic Assistance provided to that entitled person by any approved provider or by any sub‑contractor during a week or part thereof, an amount exceeding $5;

         Note: for the purpose of ascertaining if an amount of money is a proscribed amount where the amount demanded, received or assigned is in respect of a service (s) provided during two or more weeks, without the service (s) being related to the particular week in which the service(s) was delivered, the amount shall be apportioned pro rata to those weeks.

         (aa) subject to paragraph (b), an amount of money that if paid by an entitled person would mean the entitled person has paid in respect of a Home Care service (category A) comprised of Home and Garden Maintenance, provided to that entitled person by any approved provider or by any sub‑contractor during the relevant period referred to in paragraph 7.3A.3 (2) of the Principles, an amount exceeding $75;

         Note (1): the "relevant period" is a period of 12 months.
         Note (2): under paragraph 7.3A.8(a) of the Principles, an entitled person cannot be charged more than $5 per hour of service.

         (b) an amount of money that if paid by an entitled person receiving a Home Care service (category A) that was similar to a Home and Community Care Program service provided to the person immediately before 1 January 2001 would mean the entitled person has paid in respect of the Home Care service (category A) provided to that entitled person by any approved provider or by any sub‑contractor, an amount exceeding the maximum amount the person could have been required to pay over a particular period in respect of the Home and Community Care Program service formerly provided to the person that was similar to the Home Care service (category A) provided to the entitled person;

         Note: for the purpose of ascertaining if an amount of money is a proscribed amount where the amount demanded, received or assigned is in respect of a service (s) provided during two or more weeks, without the service (s) being related to the particular week in which the service(s) was delivered, the amount shall be apportioned pro rata to those weeks.

         (c) subject to paragraph (b), an amount of money that if paid by an entitled