Hospitals (Services Charges) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1996 (WA)

3030	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	(28 June 1996
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HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES) AMENDMENT

REGULATIONS (No. 3) 1996

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Hospitals (Services Charges)

Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1996.

Commencement

2. These regulations come into operation on 1 July 1996.

Schedule repealed and a Schedule substituted

3. The Schedule to the Hospitals (Services Charges) Regulations 1984* is

repealed and the following Schedule is substituted —

SCHEDULE — CHARGES FOR SERVICES

[Regulations 5, 7, 8, 9 and 9A]

PART I — IN-PATIENTS

1.   Accommodation, maintenance, nursing care and other services other than in hospital beds subject to a determination made under regulation 5 (2) —

(a) for public in-patients no charge

(b) for private in-patients —

(i)in single bed wards (if taken at

request of patient) $348.00 per day
(ii)	in other wards $210.00 per day

2. Home modifications service and supply or loan as appropriate, of such aids and appliances, orthotics and prostheses, oxygen, gas and equipment, wigs,

(c)	for nursing home type patients	$26.05 per day
(d)	for private nursing home type patients —

(i)	receiving extensive nursing care	$87.80 per day
(ii)	not receiving extensive nursing care	$81.80 per day

(e) for ineligible in-patients $585.00 per day

(f) for eligible war service veteran in-patients . . no charge

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surgical implants or devices as are approved by the Executive Director (including repair and replacement) other than -

(a)

surgically implanted prostheses subject to a

determination made under

regulation 5 (2) (c); and

(b)

to a determination made under	specialized orthoses or prostheses subject
regulation 5 (2) (e)	no charge

3. Accommodation, maintenance, nursing care and

other services	in nursing home beds for
in-patients -

(a)	receiving extensive nursing care (patient contribution)	$26.05 per day
(b)	not receiving extensive nursing care (patient contribution)	$26.05 per day

4. Accommodation, maintenance, nursing care and other services other than those referred to in items 1, 2 and 3 of this Part $23.80
per day

PART II— DAY PATIENTS

Accommodation, maintenance and other services -

(a)	for eligible day patients	no charge
(b)	for ineligible day patients	$80.00 per day

PART III— OUT-PATIENTS

1. Out-patients service, except for drugs and medication and goods and services referred to respectively in items 2 and 3 of this Part and any service subject to a determination made under regulation 5(2)—

(a)	for eligible out-patients and war service
veteran out-patients no charge

for each	$80.00
individual service rendered

(b) for ineligible out-patients

2.      Drugs and medication - per calendar year -

(a) for pensioners and concessional beneficiaries -

(i)	for holders of an entitlement card ....	no charge
(ii)	for others	$2.70 per item

(b)	for war service veteran out-patients -
(i) for holders of an entitlement card .... no charge
(ii) for holders of a personal treatment

entitlement card or specific treatment

entitlement card $2.70 per item

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(c)	for all other out-patients —
(i) for holders of a concession card $2.70

per item

(ii) for other persons $14.50

per item

PART IV — SAME DAY PATIENTS

Same day treatment, other than a service subject to any determination made under regulation 5 associated with the rendering of such treatment —

(a)	for public same day patients	no charge
(b)	for private same day patients	$156.00
per day
(c)	for eligible war service veteran same day patients	no charge
(d)	for ineligible same day patients	$470.00 per day

PART V — OTHER SERVICES

Accommodation for persons accompanying patients (except when mother accompanies sick child for breast feeding or for medical well-being of sick child or when breast fed child accompanies sick mother) $17.00 per day

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[* Reprinted as at 14 February 1995.
For amendments to 6 June 1996 see 1995 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 148 and
Gazette 2 April and 17 May 1996.)

By His Excellency's Command,

J. PRITCHARD, Clerk of the Council.