Health Insurance Commission Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1993 No. 811

 

Health Insurance Commission Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973.

Dated 10 May 1993.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GRAHAM RICHARDSON

Minister for Health

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1. Amendment

1.1 The Health Insurance Commission Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

 

2. New regulation 3g

2.1 After regulation 3f, insert:

Additional functions of the Commission: Hib vaccinations

“3g. (1) For the purposes of subsection 8e (1) of the Act, the following functions are prescribed:

(a) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to assess Hib vaccination claims; and

(b) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to make payments in respect of valid Hib vaccination claims.

“(2) In this regulation:

‘Hib vaccination claim’ means a claim by an individual for the cost of purchase, during the period from 1 April 1993 to 30 June 1995 (both dates inclusive), of vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b for administration to infants born on or after 1 February 1993.”.

4. Regulation 4a (Modification of Part V of the Act)

4.1 Omit “3e and 4:”, substitute “3e, 3g and 4:”.

4.1 Paragraph 4a (a) (inserted paragraph 32a(1) (c)):

Omit “3b and 3c”, substitute “3b, 3c and 3g”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 May 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 27 as amended by 1976 Nos. 21 and 146: 1982 No. 249: 1983 Nos. 88 and 152; Act No. 54, 1983; 1984 No. 321; 1985 Nos. 41 and 70; 1986 No. 127; 1987 No. 165; 1989 Nos. 55, 96 and 195; 1991 No. 443; 1992 No. 241.