Health Commission (Charges) Regulations (ACT)

Regulations 1975 No. 13

Regulations under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975.*

I , D O U G L A S N I X O N E V E R I N G H A M , the Minister of State for Heal th ,

hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Commission	Ordinance
1975 .

Dated this twenty-seventh day of June , 1975.

D . E V E R I N G H A M

Minister of State for Health.

H E A L T H C O M M I S S I O N ( 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 Heal th Commission (Charges)

Regulat ions.

2.   In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—• " hospital p a t i e n t " means a patient in respect of whose t reatment or

accommodat ion in a hospital conducted by the Commission services
are rendered solely by the Commission;

" intensive nursing-home c a r e " means nurs ing-home care for a person who, by reason of infirmity, or any illness, disease, incapacity or disability, is bedridden or virtually bedridden and is wholly or sub­ stantially dependent upon nursing care or, by reason of the t reatment of any illness, disease, incapacity or disability, is wholly or sub­ stantially dependent upon nursing care;

" intensive-care patient " means a pat ient who requires intensive nursing-

home care;

" multiple-bed r o o m " means a room in which 2 or more beds are

si tuated;

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" O r d i n a n c e " means the Health Commission Ordinance 1975;

" ordinary patient " means a patient other than an intensive-care patient;
" private p a t i e n t " means a patient other than a hospital patient;
" single room " means a room in which 1 bed is situated.

3 . ( 1 ) T h e following charges for the accommodat ion of patients (o ther than pat ients to whom sub-regulation (2 ) applies) in hospitals conducted by the Commiss ion are prescribed for the purpose of sub-section 74 (1 ) of the Ordi­ n a n c e : —

(a)	for the accommodation of a hospital patient, at the patient's request,
in a single r o o m — $ 2 0 per day;
(b)	for the accommodation of a private patient in a single room—$30

per day;

• Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 1 July 1975.

(c)	for the accommodation of a private patient in a multiple-bed room
— $ 2 0 per day.

( 2 ) The prescribed charge for the purpose of sub-section 7 4 ( 1 ) of the Ordinance, for the accommodat ion, in a hospital conducted by the Commission, of a patient to whom this sub-regulation applies is $70 for each period of 24 hours or par t of such a period during which the pat ient is accommodated in the hospital.

( 3 ) Sub-regulation (2 ) applies to a patient who, in the opinion of the Chief Medical Adminis t ra tor of the hospital, has, or may have, a right to recover from another person, by way of compensat ion or damages, the cost of hospital accommodat ion.

( 4 ) Where a child whose age is less than 12 months and the mother of that
child are both accommodated in a hospital, they shall, for the purpose of sub-

regulation ( 1 ) , be treated as one patient unless the child and the mother both

receive treatment .

(5 ) Fo r the purpose of sub-regulation ( 1 ) , the day on which a patient is admitted to a hospital and the day on which the patient is discharged from that hospital shall be together reckoned as one day.

(6 ) For the purpose of sub-regulation ( 2 ) , " d a y " means the period of 24 hours commenc ing at the t ime at which a patient is admitted to a hospital.

(7 ) The prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 7 4 ( 1 ) of the Ordinance, for the supply to a patient to whom sub-regulation (2 ) applies of surgical appliances specially made or obtained for that patient (not being appli­ ances implanted in the patient during surgical or medical t reatment) is the actual cost of the appliances.

4. T h e following charges for the accommodat ion of patients in nursing-

homes conducted by the Commission are prescribed for the purpose of sub­

section 7 4 (1 ) of the O r d i n a n c e : —

(a)	for the accommodation of an ordinary patient in a multiple-bed room—$91 .70 per week;
(b)	for the accommodation of an ordinary patient in a single room, other than a room referred to in paragraph ( c ) — $ 1 0 1 . 7 1 per week;

(c) for the accommodat ion of an ordinary patient in a single room	equipped with bath, shower or toilet facilities—$112.72 per week;
(d)	for the accommodation of an intensive-care patient in a multiple-
bed room—$112 .70 per week;
(e)	for the accommodation of an intensive-care patient in a single-bed room, other than a room referred to in paragraph ( f )—$122 .71 per week;
(f)	for the accommodation of an intensive-care patient in a single-bed room equipped with bath, shower or toilet facilities—$132.72 per week.

5. ( 1 ) In this regulation, " C rana After-care H o s t e l " means the hostel

situated in the Division of N a r r a b u n d a h and conducted by the Commission
under the n a m e " Crana ".

( 2 ) T h e prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 7 4 ( 1 ) of the Ordinance, for the accommodat ion of a person in Crana After-care Hostel is $1.50 per day or part of a day.

6. (1 ) The prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 74 (1 ) of the Ordinance , for the accommodat ion, in a hospital, nursing-home or hostel con­ ducted by the Commission, of a person other than a patient (not being a person to whom sub-regulation 3 (4) applies) i s—

(a ) for the first seven days—S3 per day; and
(b ) for subsequent days—$2 per day.

( 2 ) F o r the purpose of sub-regulation ( 1 ) , the day o n which a person begins to be accommodated and the day on which he ceases to be accommodated shall each be treated as one day.

7. (1 ) The prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 74 (1 ) of the Ordinance , for the provision of an ambulance for a person i s —

(a) if the distance necessarily travelled by the ambulance from its station and in returning to its station exceeds 16 ki lometres—the sum of an amount of $40 and an amount calculated at the rate of $1 for every ki lometre by which that distance exceeds 16 kilometres; and

(b ) in any other case—$40.

( 2 ) Where , at the request of a person or organization conducting a sporting event or other public function, an ambulance vehicle is made available on any day at the event or function, the prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub­ section 7 4 ( 1 ) of the Ordinance, is a sum calculated at the rate of $100 for every period of 8 hours, or part of such a period, during which the vehicle is so made available.

(3 ) Where an ambulance vehicle that has been made available at an event or function for the purpose of sub-regulation (1 ) is used for the transport of a person, sub-regulation (1 ) applies as if the place at which the event or function is conducted were the station referred to in that sub-regulation.

8. The prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 7 4 ( 1 ) of the Ordinance, for a dental service specified in Co lumn 1 of the Schedule (not being a dental service rendered at a hospital conducted by the Commission) is the amount specified in Column 2 of the Schedule opposite to the description of the service.

9. The prescribed charge, for the purpose of sub-section 74 (1 ) of the
Ordinance , for the supply of copies of documents relating to the accommodat ion

or t reatment of a person at a hospital or nursing-home conducted by the Com­

mission is $6. S C H E D U L E Regulation 8.

CHARGES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT

Column 1	Column 2
Service	Prescribed charge

s

Consultation and examination (including report) . . . . 6.15

Removal of plaque . . . . . . 6 .30

Scaling and cleaning (including removal of plaque) . . . . 9 .10

Topical application of	fluoride	. .	. .	3.15
Restoration of 1 surface, using amalgam	. .	. .	. .	8.20
Restoration of 2 surfaces, using amalgam	. .	. .	. .	9.90
Restoration of 3 surfaces, using amalgam	. .	. .	12.90

SCHEDULE—continued

Column 1	Column 2
Service	Prescribed charge

$

Restoration, using synthetic porcelain.. . . . . 9 .10

Plastic restoration . . . . . . . . 9 .10

Restoration, using composite resin . . . . 10.30

Supply and fixing of a direct gold inlay . . . . . . The cost of the inlay

(not exceeding $47.15)

together with $7 per half-hour or part thereof

Supply and fixing of crown or bridge . . . . . . . . Cost of materials (not ex­

ceeding $300) together

with $7 per half-hour or

part thereof

Removal of pulp and filling of root (anterior tooth)	. .	31.45
Removal of pulp and filling of root (posterior tooth)	. .	31.45
Treatment of infected pulp and filling of root (anterior tooth)	. .	39.35
Treatment of infected pulp and filling of root (posterior tooth)	. .	39.35
Pulpotomy	. .	7 .00

X-ray—1	film	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	4 .30
X-ray—second	or subsequent	film	. .	. .	. .	. .	2 .65

X-ray of full mouth	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	25.15
Extra-oral lateral X-ray	film	. .	. .	. .	10.30

Emergency treatment for relief of pain or control of haemorrhage 3.70

Extraction under local anaesthesia (one tooth) . .	. .	7.30
Extraction under local anaesthesia (second or subsequent tooth)	. .	4 .10

Supply of full upper or lower acrylic denture 105.60

Supply of full upper and lower acrylic dentures	. .	. .	182.15
Supply of acrylic partial denture (1 tooth)	44.50
Supply of acrylic partial denture (2 teeth)	. .	47.95
Supply of acrylic partial denture (3 teeth)	. .	. .	51.45
Supply of acrylic partial denture (4 teeth)	. .	. .	54.90
Supply of acrylic partial denture (5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 teeth)	60.90
Supply of acrylic partial denture (10, 11 or 12 teeth)	65.85

Supply of clasp (otherwise than for use with cast metal dentures)	. .	4 .65
Supply of occlusal rest, where not used as part of clasp . .	. .	2 .25

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (1 tooth) . . . . The charge for casting to­

gether with $55

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (2 teeth) . . . . . . The charge for casting

together with $58.60

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (3 teeth) . . The charge for casting

together with $62.05

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (4 teeth) The charge for casting

together with $65.55

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 teeth) . . The charge for casting

together with $71.05

Supply of cast-metal partial denture (10, 11 or 12 teeth) The charge for casting

together with $76

Casting of cast-metal dentures . . . . . . The cost of casting or $60,

whichever is the less

Relining a denture (other than a temporary refining)	. .	33.10
Rebasing a denture (other than a temporary rebasing)	. .	42.35

Use of functional-impression technique, where treatment necessary Not exceeding 48.80

for both upper and lower dentures

Use of functional-impression technique, where treatment necessary Not exceeding 24.35

for upper or lower denture

Repair of fractured denture . . . . 9 .90

Replacement of 1 tooth or clasp . . . . . . 9 .90

Replacement of 1 tooth or clasp where impression required	. .	11.95
Replacement of further teeth or clasps, per tooth or clasp	. .	4 .30

Addition of 1 tooth or clasp to denture . . . . . . 14.70

Addition of further teeth or clasps, per tooth or clasp . . 5.50

Treatment of acute gingival infection, first visit . . . . 9.15

Treatment of acute gingival infection, second and subsequent visits. . Not exceeding $20.35 in the

aggregate.