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Australian Government

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

MRCA Private Patient Principles 2004

Instrument 2015 No. MRCC 33

I, Michael Ronaldson, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, approve this instrument under subsection 286(3) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

Dated this 18th  day of August  2015

Michael Ronaldson

MICHAEL RONALDSON

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission makes this instrument under under paragraph 286(1)(b) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

Dated this   6th day of August  2015

The Seal of the                                                              )
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission) SEAL
was affixed hereto in the                                                )
presence of:                                                                      )

Simon Lewis                                                                                                    Craig Orme
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SIMON LEWIS                                                                                                                            CRAIG ORME
                                                                                                                                                           AM CSC
   CHAIR                                                                                                                               DEPUTY PRESIDENT

   Jennifer Taylor                                                                                       Air Vice-Marshal Tony Needham
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  Ms JENNIFER TAYLOR                                                                                      Air Vice-Marshal tony Needham
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    MEMBER                                                                                                                                       MEMBER

MRCA Private Patient Principles 2004

Instrument 2015 No. MRCC 33

made under the

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

Contents

1. Preliminary
1.1 Principles and commencement
1.2 Defined terms
Act
admission
Commission
contracted private hospital
Department
emergency
entitled person
 former Repatriation Hospital
Local Medical Officer
medical specialist
MRCA Treatment Principles
Principles
Prior approval
private hospital
private patient
public hospital
Repatriation Commission
Repatriation Private Patient Principles
veteran partnering private hospital
1.3 Private patient status
2. Order of preference for admission to hospital
2.1 Order of preference
2.2 Objective
3. Prior approval not required
3.1 Medical specialist treatment
3.2 Non-emergency Tier 1 hospital treatment
3.3. Non-emergency Tier 2 hospital treatment
3.4. Emergency hospital treatment
3.5 Notification of admission
4. Prior approval required
4.1 Tier 2 hospital admission and treatment
4.2 Tier 3 hospital admission and treatment
    4.3 Criteria for Tier 2 or Tier 3 hospital admission and treatment
4.4 Admission to Tier 3 hospital of choice
    4.5 Commonwealth liability if Tier 3 admission by choice
5. Treatment Monitoring
5.1 Consultative Forum

1. Preliminary

1.1 Principles

    1.1.1 These Principles are the MRCA Private Patient Principles 2004.

    1.1.2 These Principles commence when the Repatriation Private Patient Principles (Instrument 2015 No. R33) commences.

    Note: the Repatriation Private Patient Principles commence on the day after registration.

1.2 Defined terms

For the purposes of these Principles, unless a contrary intention appears:

         Act means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 in force from time to time.

         admission means admission for treatment as an in-patient or day-patient upon the referral of a medical specialist or a Local Medical Officer.

         Commission means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission established under section 361 of the Act.

consultative forum means the forum in each State established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of, among other functions, monitoring the treatment of entitled persons and consisting of representatives of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, the Repatriation Commission and the ex-service