Hospitals (Services Charges for Compensable Patients) Determination 1991 (WA)

874 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA [22 February 1991

" HEALTH

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HOSPITALS ACT 1927

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES) REGULATIONS 1984

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES FOR COMPENSABLE PATIENTS)

DETERMINATION 1991

Made by the Minister for Health under section 37 (3) (af) and regulation 5 (2).
Citation

1.This determination may be cited as the Hospitals (Services Charges for

Compensable Patients) Determination 1991.
Commencement
2. This determination comes into operation on 1 March 1991.
Interpretation
3. Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or phrase to which a meaning
is attributed by, or by virtue of its use in, the Hospitals (Services Charges)
Regulations 1984* has the same meaning when it is used in this determination.

(*Published in the Gazette on 27 January 1984 at pp. 231-4. For amendments to 6 February 1991 see pp. 273-74 of 1989 Index to Legislation of Western Australia and Gazettes of 12 April, 25 May, 21 June, 4 and 14 September 1990 and 25 January 19911

Charges payable in respect of compensable patients
4. The charges payable in respect of services rendered by, in or at a hospital
in respect of compensable in-patients, compensable day patients and compensa-
ble out-patients are those specified in the Schedule to this determination.
Revocation
5. The Hospitals (Services Charges for Compensable Patients) Determination

1990* is revoked.

[* Published in the Gazette on 4 September 1990 at pp. 4619-20.]

Schedule

(Clause 4)

Services Charges for Compensable Patients

Part 1—Compensable In-Patients

1.In teaching hospitals, accommodation, maintenance, nursing

care and other services in a hospital bed—

including medical services excluding medical services	$469 per day
$373 per day

for each item $13

2.In other hospitals, accommodation, maintenance, nursing care

and other services in a hospital bed—

including medical services excluding medical services	$360 per day
$263 per day

3. In nursing homes, accommodation, maintenance, nursing care

and other services in a nursing home bed $115 per day

Part 2—Compensable Day Patients

Accommodation, maintenance and other services $64 per day

Part 3—Compensable Out-Patients

1. In teaching hospitals—

(a) for pathological service—

for each request to a separate department of a labora-

tory $64

(b) for radiological service—

for each item of service $64

(c) subject to sub-item (d), for drugs and medications—

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2. In other hospitals—

(a) subject to sub-item (b), for drugs and medications—

for each item $13