National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7) (Cth)

National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7)

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 288

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under theNational Health Act 1953.

Dated 25 November 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE

Minister for Health and Aged Care

National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7)1

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 2882

made under the

National Health Act 1953

   

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1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence, or are taken to have commenced, as follows:

• (a)

  on 1 November 1999 — regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

• (b)

  on gazettal — the remainder.

3Amendment of National Health Regulations 1954

 Schedules 1 and 2 amend the National Health Regulations 1954.

Schedule 1Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 November 1999

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(regulation 3)

[1]Schedule 3, Part 5, heading

substitute

Part 5Modification of section 5A for Hospital-to-Home Trial (Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance)

[2]Schedule 3, Part 5, items 1 and 2

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Ashford Community Hospital Incorporated

insert

Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance

Schedule 2Amendments commencing on gazettal

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(regulation 3)

[1]After subregulation 4B (5)

insert

• (5A)

  Subsections 5A (1) and (3) of the Act, in their application to the following organizations, are affected by the modifications set out in Part 6 of Schedule 3 until 30 September 2000:

  • (a)

    Australian Unity Health Limited;

  • (b)

    CBHS Friendly Society Limited;

  • (c)

    Geelong Medical and Hospital Benefits Association Limited;

  • (d)

    IOR Australia Pty Ltd;

  • (e)

    Medibank Private Limited;

  • (f)

    Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited;

  • (g)

    National Mutual Health Insurance Pty Ltd;

  • (h)

    United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society Limited.

[2]After subregulation 4B (8)

insert

• (9)

  Part 6 of Schedule 3 has effect until 30 September 2000.

[3]Schedule 3, after Part 5

insert

Part 6Modification of section 5A for Victorian Private Psychiatric Early Discharge Trial

1After paragraph 5A (1) (h)

insert

• ; or (i)

  for psychiatric care given to a patient after discharge from hospital as part of the Victorian Private Psychiatric Early Discharge Trial, where the benefit payable is the amount payable under a Victorian Psychiatric Project Agreement between a registered organization mentioned in subsection 4B (5A) and the hospital.

2Subsection 5A (3)

insert the following definition

Victorian Private Psychiatric Early Discharge Trial means the trial operated by The Albert Road Clinic, Dandenong Pinelodge Clinic, Delmont Private Hospital and The Melbourne Clinic Private Hospital (the hospitals), for patients who:

• (a)

  have received psychiatric treatment in one of the hospitals; and

• (b)

  after being discharged, continue to receive treatment from the hospital at home, or at another agreed location.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1954 No. 35, as amended by 1957 No. 71; 1958 No. 63; 1962 Nos. 55, 70 and 113; 1965 Nos. 17, 94 and 185; 1966 No. 99; 1967 No. 86; 1969 Nos. 91 and 220; 1970 Nos. 70 and 166; 1971 Nos. 28, 76, 103 and 138; 1972 No. 79; 1973 Nos. 17, 75, 111, 221, 225 and 267; 1974 Nos. 52, 104, 105, 113 and 263; 1975 Nos. 14, 49, 66, 100, 124, 165 and 207; 1976 Nos. 113, 217 and 227; 1977 Nos. 11, 34, 51 and 112; 1978 Nos. 66, 178, 208 and 266; 1979 Nos. 59, 107, 208 and 231; 1980 Nos. 84, 292 and 309; 1981 Nos. 43, 97, 115, 232 and 318; 1982 Nos. 38, 82, 84, 250 and 284; 1983 Nos. 45, 247 and 267; 1984 Nos. 66, 161, 200, 308, 322 and 427; 1985 Nos. 86, 136, 186, 187, 206 and 288; 1986 Nos. 47, 53, 208, 330, 353 and 360; 1987 Nos. 50, 76, 100 and 310; 1989 Nos. 291, 292 and 334; 1990 Nos. 24, 86, 114, 292, 335 and 396; 1991 Nos. 40, 41, 232, 262, 263, 310 and 339; 1992 Nos. 136 and 187; 1993 Nos. 48, 85, 153, 260, 261, 273, 280 and 284; 1994 Nos. 2, 9, 106, 139, 201, 253, 256, 296, 349 and 451; 1995 Nos. 1, 14, 34, 52, 109, 116, 161, 220, 288, 289, 408 and 410; 1996 Nos. 46, 183 and 333; 1997 Nos. 16, 58, 133, 160, 179 and 353; 1998 Nos. 18, 73 and 262; 1999 Nos. 18, 140, 162, 174, 175 and 236.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 25 November 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 December 1999.