Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009 (SA)

South Australia

Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009

under section 4 of the Fees Regulation Act 1927

1Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009.

3Interpretation

In these regulations—

ambulance has the same meaning as in the Health Care Act 2008;

prescribed card means—

1. (a)

   a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or

2. (b)

   a TPI Gold Repatriation Health Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or

3. (c)

   a War Widows Gold Repatriation Health Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or

4. (d)

   a Gold Repatriation Health Card (EDA) issued by the Commonwealth Government; or

5. (e)

   a current Health Care Card (including a Low Income Health Care Card) issued by the Commonwealth Government;

SAAS means SA Ambulance Service Inc.

4Fee for provision of incidental SAAS services

1. (1)

   The following fee is payable to SAAS for the provision of incidental SAAS services:

   1. (a)

      if the person receiving the services is the holder of a valid prescribed card—$105; or

   2. (b)

      in any other case—$208.

2. (2)

   The fee is payable by the person receiving the services whether or not the person requested or consented to the services.

3. (3)

   For the purposes of this regulation, incidental SAAS services are provided if—

   1. (a)

      a member of the staff of SAAS—

      1. (i)

         responds to a request for medical assistance (whether made by 000 emergency telephone call or other means) for a person who may have an injury or illness requiring immediate medical attention in order to maintain life or to alleviate suffering; and

      2. (ii)

         assesses or treats the person; but

   2. (b)

      the person is not transported by ambulance.

Legislative history

Notes

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  Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

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  Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

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  For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or of regulations

  The Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009 were revoked by Pt 2 r 3 of the Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Revocation Regulations 2016 on 18.11.2016.

  Principal regulations and variations

  Year	No	Reference	Commencement
  2009	272	Gazette 26.11.2009 p5281	1.7.2010: r 2
  2013	153	Gazette 6.6.2013 p2419	16.10.2013: r 2
  2014	92	Gazette 19.6.2014 p2540	16.10.2014: r 2
  2015	114	Gazette 18.6.2015 p2690	28.10.2015: r 2
  2016	107	Gazette 23.6.2016 p2287	21.10.2016: r 2

  Provisions varied

  Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

  Provision	How varied	Commencement
  r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	16.10.2013
  r 4
  r 4(1)	varied by 153/2013 r 4(1), (2)	16.10.2013
  varied by 92/2014 r 4(1), (2)	16.10.2014
  varied by 114/2015 r 4(1), (2)	28.10.2015
  varied by 107/2016 r 4(1), (2)	21.10.2016
  r 4(3)	varied by 153/2013 r 4(3)	16.10.2013

  Historical versions

  16.10.2013

  16.10.2014

  28.10.2015