Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2008 (No. 2) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2008 (No. 2)

I, VERONICA HANCOCK, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make these Rules under item 3A of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Dated             17^th July         2008

V Hancock

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Veronica Hancock

Assistant Secretary

Private Health Insurance Branch

Acute Care Division

Department of Health and Ageing

Contents

Part 1                  Preliminary   3

1.Name of Rules   3

2.Commencement   3

3.Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2008 (No. 2)         3

Schedule―Amendments   4

[1]Schedule 1, Part 1, Minimum benefit   4

[2]Schedule 3, Part 1, Minimum benefit in clause 2, Table 1                    4

[3]Schedule 5, Part 4, Facilities, in the Table   5

Part 1        Preliminary

1.      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2008 (No. 2).

2.      Commencement

These Rules commence on the day after they are registered.

3.      Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2008 (No. 2)

The Schedule amends the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2008 (No. 2).

Schedule―Amendments

[1]     Schedule 1, Part 1, Minimum benefit

Delete Table 2 in clause 2 of Schedule 1 and insert: 

Table 2― Victoria:  shared ward accommodation at a public hospital

Class of patient	Minimum benefit payable per night
Advanced surgical patient
- first 14 days	$347
- over 14 days	$241
Surgical patient or obstetric patient
- first 14 days	$321
- over 14 days	$241
Psychiatric
- first 42 days	$321
- 43 – 65 days	$280
- over 65 days	$241
Rehabilitation patient
- first 49 days	$321
- 50 – 65 days	$280
- over 65 days	$241
Other patients
- first 14 days	$280
- over 14 days	$241

[2]     Schedule 3, Part 1, Minimum benefit in clause 2, Table 1

Delete: 

Victoria $203 $241 $279 $321

Insert:

Victoria $203 $241 $280 $321

[3]     Schedule 5, Part 4, Facilities, in the Table

After:  

267. Victorian Rehabilitation Centre 499 Springvale Road, GLEN WAVERLY  VIC  3150

Insert:

267A. Victoria Parade Surgery Centre Level 1, 100 Victoria Parade, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002

Note

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See These Rules amend the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2008 (No. 2), which commenced on 1 July 2008.