Hospitals (Services Charges for Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Determination 1995 (WA)

28 April 1995] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1461

Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Determination 1995.

H E A LT H

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HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES) REGULATIONS 1984

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE

IMAGING) DETERMINATION 1995

Made by the Minister for Health under section 37 (3) (a0 of the Act and

regulations 5	(2) (d) and 5	(3).
Citation

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

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Interpretation

2.    Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or phrase to which a

Charges) Regulations 1984* has the same meaning when it is used in this	meaning is attributed by, or by virtue of its use in, the Hospitals (Services
determination.

[ Published in Gazette of 27 January 1984 at pp. 231-4.

For amendments to 31 March 1995 see 1993 Index to Legz.slatwn of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 136-7, and Gazettes of 22 March, 24 June, 30 September and 28 October 1994.1

Application

3.   This determination applies to Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles

Gairdner Hospital.

Charges payable in respect of magnetic resonance imaging

4.   The charges payable in respect of any magnetic resonance imaging

service rendered by the hospitals referred to in clause 4 in respect of

(a)

the following classes of patients -

(1) compensable in-patients;

(ii) ineligible in-patients;

(iii) compensable out-patients;

(iv)	ineligible out-patients;
(v)	compensable same day patients;

(iv) ineligible same day patients;
and

(b) any other service rendered to a patient for the purposes of

research,

are the appropriate charges set out in the Schedule.

Notice of revocation

5. The Hospitals (Services Charges for Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Determination 1994* is revoked.

[* Published in Gazette of 30 September 1994 at p. 4979.1

Schedule

Item Service Charge

1.        For a magnetic resonance study of one region of the body or two

contiguous regions of the body $810 per study

2.        For a magnetic resonance study of one region ofthe body or two contiguous regions of the body incorporating the use of Gadolinium

as a contrast medium $906 per study
3.	For a magnetic resonance study of two or more separate regions of the body, or three or more contiguous regions of the body $1625 per study
4.	For a magnetic resonance study of two or more separate regions of the body, or three or more contiguous regions of the body, incorporating the use of Gadolinium as a contrast medium $1721 per study.

Dated 17 April 1995.

GRAHAM KIERATH, Minister for Health.