Canberra Community Hospital (Charges) Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1952. No. 12.

Regulations under the Canberra Community Hospital

Ordinance 1938-1952.*

I E A R L E P A G E , Minister of State for Health, m pm-suance of the , powers conferred hy the Canberra Community Hospital Ordinance

1938-1952, hereby make the following Regulations.

Dated this thirtieth day of June, 1952.

E A R L E P A G E

Minister of State for Health.

C A N B E R R A C O M M U N I T Y H O S P I T A L ( C H A R G E S )

R E G U L A T I O N S .

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Canberra Community citation.

Hospital (Charges) Regulations.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of commencement.

July, 1952.

3.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention interpretation,

appears—

" in-patient " means a person who occupies a bed in the Hospital

for the purposes of t reatment;

" out -pa t ien t" means a person who receives treatment at the

Hospital other than as an in-patient;

" the Ord inance" means the Canberra Community Hospital

2677.—-PRICE 3D.

Ordinance 1938-1952.

(2.) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) the day of admission to the Hospital and the day of
discharge or death shall be counted as one day ; and

(b) a child under the age of twelve months and the mother of that child if they are in-patients at the same time, shall be deemed to be one in-patient.

authorized in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation of ward9- 4. For the purposes of these Regulations, the Minister or a person classification

may classify the wards of the Hospital as general wards, intermediate wards or private wards, and may, from time to time, vary the classi- fication of those wards.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th .Tune, 1052.

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Charges for

in-patients. 5. The charge for treatment provided by the Board for an in-patient is at the rate of—

(a) Eighteen shillings per day in respect of an in-patient in a

general ward ;

(fc) One pound four shillings per day in respect of an in-patient

in an intermediate ward ; and

(c) One pound ten shillings per day in respect of an in-patient

in a private ward.

ChargesTfor	6.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, the charge for a radiological
radiological
services	service (including a report on that service) provided for an out-patient,
provided for	being a service specified in column 2 of the Fi rs t Schedule to these
ont-patients.	Regulations, is the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that service.
(2.) Where, at a radiological examination forming part of a service specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations, it is necessary to take three films, the charge for that service is, unless otherwise provided in that Schedule, an amount which is one and one-half times the amount specified in that Schedule opposite to that service or, if a charge is specified in relation to that service for one or two films, an amount which is one and one-half times the amount specified in that Schedule opposite to that service for two films.
(3.) Where, at a radiological examination forming part of a service specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations it is necessary to take four or more films, the charge for that service is, unless otherwise provided in that Schedule, the sum of—

(a) the amount ascertained in accordance with the last preceding

sub-regulation for the first three films; and

(i) for each film after the first three films—an amount which is one-quarter of the amount specified in that Schedule opposite to that service or, if a charge is specified in rela- tion to that service for one or two films, an amount which is one quarter of the amount specified in that Schedule opposite to that service for two films.

c n a r g e f ° r a dental service provided for an out-patient,

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dental services, being a service specified in column 2 of the Second Schedule to these Regulations, is the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that service.

Charges for	8.—(1.) The charge for a course of treatment by physiotherapy
other services
provided for	provided for an out-patient is Five shillings for the first visit and Two
ont-patients.	shillings and sixpence for each subsequent visit during each period for which the out-patient receives that course of treatment.
(2.) The charge for casualty service provided for an out-patient is Five shillings.
(3.) The charge for an electrocardiagraph examination of an out- patient is Two pounds two shillings.

THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Regulation li.

CHARGES FOB RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES PROVIDED FOR OUT-PATIENTS.

Column 1.	Column 2.	Column 3
Item No.	Radiological Service.	Charge.
£ s. d.

1           Radiographic examinat ion of—

(1) hand, wrist, forearm or elbow or all or any of thos 3

par t s 1 1 0

(2) elbow or upper a rm or both of those pa r t s	1	1	0
(3) foot, ankle, lower leg or knee or all or any of thos

par t s 1 1 0

(4) knee or thigh or both of those pa r t s	1	1	(i
(5) shoulder region including clavicle and scapula	1	11	6
(6) single hip joint	1	II	6
(7) polvic girdle	. .	2	0

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(8) skull . .	o	2	I)
(9) sinuses	2	->	I)
(10) mastoids	0	n
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(11) mandible , malar bones or salivary calculus or all o r

a n y of those pa r t s 1 11 6

(12) maxilla or orbit or both of those pa r t s 2 0

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(13) nose	1	1 1	i,
(14) cervical region of the spine	2	2	0
(15) dorsal region of the spine	2	2	li
(16) l umbar region of the spine	2	2	0

(17) sacral and coccygeal regions of the spine	. .	2	2	0
(18) any two regions of the spine	3	:;	(.
(19) any three or more regions of the spine	4	i	(1

(20) lung fields for one film . . . . . . . . 1 i l fi

(21) lung fields with screening for one film 0

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(22) lung fields, for two or more films and screening i f

required o 12 ii

(23) ribs and s te rnum	1	II	' i
(24) chest by minia ture radiography	0	10	li

(25) oesophagus (including examinat ion for foreign bod; f 0

and bar ium swallow) 2 0

(26) s tomach and duodenum 3 3 0

(27) a l imentary t r a c t with full meal 4 1 0

(28) a l imentary t r ac t with opaque enema 3 3 0

(29) single tooth	0	Hi	6
(30) half set	1	1	0
(31) full sot	2	2	0

(32) oye (othor than for localization of foreign body)	1	1	0
(33) larynx	1	11	0
(34) Smith-Peterson Pin	4	4	0
(35) pregnant u te rus , for one film	I	II	li
(36) pregnant u terus , for two films	2	2	0

2	Or thodiography	2	2	II
3	Teleroentgenogram with cardiac measurements	o	2	II
4	Cardiac examinat ion (including bar ium swallow) . .	3	3	(1
5	Hea r t measurements by kymograph	3	0
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6 Plain renal radiographic examinat ion or plain abdomina 1

radiographic examinat ion 1 1 1 6

7	In t r avenous	pyelography	4	1	n
8	Re t rograde	pyelography	4	-1	0
C y s t o g r a p h y . .	4	t	II
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10 Ure th rography or vesiculography 3 3 II

11 Graham's tes t 3 3 0

12	Cholangiography	3	3	II
13	Graham ' s test and bar ium meal	5	5	0

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F I R S T SCHEDULE—continued.

Column 1.	Column 2.	Column 3.
Item No.	.Radiological Service.	Charge.
£ V. d.

14            Bar ium meal and radiographic examinat ion of s tomach.

duodenum and proximal colon plus colon by enema 5 5 0

15	Bar ium meal and radiographic examinat ion of ehost	4	4	()
16	Barium meal , radiographic examinat ion of ur inary t r a c t and

Graham ' s t e s t 6 6 0

17 Barium meal and radiographic examinat ion of ur inary t r a c t 5 r> 0

18            Radiographic examinat ion for localization of foreign bodies

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in the ej'e 2 0

19            Radiographic examinat ion for localization of foreign bodies in a pa r t o ther t h a n t h e eye—the charge for radiographic examinat ion of the pa r t examined plus—

(a) for one film . .	1	11	ti
(6) for two films	2	•j	0

20            Radiographic examinat ion of breasts (including injection of

ducts) 3 3 0

21            Radiographic examinat ion with opaque media or gas contras t ,

namely—

(1) myelography	it	;{	0
(2) hystcrosalpingography with uter ine Iipiodol	3	3	0
(3) bronchography	4	4	0
(4) sialography . .	3	3	0

(5) ar ter iography 3 •J 0

22	Radiographic examinat ion with opaque media or gas cont ras t of sinuses and fistulae—the charge for examinat ion of the pa r t examined, phis	0	in	0
23	Tomography of any pa r t	2	0
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24 Pe lv imet ry (pelvic measurements) 4 1 0

25            Stereoscopic examina t ions—the fee for examinat ion of the

pa r t examined, plus 0 in (i

26            Fluoroscopic examinat ion and report , namely—

(1) screen examinat ion—with general anaesthesia	1	11	6
(2) screen examina t ion—without general anaesthesia	1	1	0

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulation 7.

CHARGES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT.

Column 1. Column 2. Column 3.

Item No.	Dental Service provided.	Charge.
£ ft. d.

1 Ext rac t ions , for each tooth 0 2 0

2 Ex t rac t ions under general anaes the t ic , the charge payable

under i tem 1, plus 1 0 0

3            Amalgam, porcelain, cement or synthe t ic fillings, for each

filling 0 0

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4 Root t r e a t m e n t , per tooth 0 0

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5 Prophylac t ic t r e a t m e n t , including scaling and cleaning (1 n 0

6	Full upper or lower den ture	2	10	0
7	Full upper and lower denture	fi	0	0
8	Par t ia l den tures , consisting of no t more than four teeth	. .	1	0

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9 Par t i a l den tures , consisting of more than four tee th 2 10 0

10	Repair ing fractured den ture or replacing one tooth	0	.".	0
11	Replacing each addi t ional too th after first tooth	0	'-'	6

By Authori ty: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.