Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 3) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2010 (No.3)

I, PENNY SHAKESPEARE, 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

11th June 2010

Penny Shakespeare

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Penny Shakespeare

Assistant Secretary

Private Health Insurance Branch

Acute Care Division

Department of Health and Ageing

Contents

Part 1Preliminary

1Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 20 10 (No.3).

2.Commencement

These Rules commence on:

(a) 1 July 2010; or

(b) if registered after 1 July 2010, the day after registration.

3.Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2010

The Schedule amends the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2010.

Schedule―Amendments

[1]Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1:

Delete:

Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1 - Accommodation at private hospitals in all States/Territories

Insert:

Table 1―Accommodation at private hospitals in all States/Territories

Class of patient	Minimum benefit payable per night
Advanced surgical patient
- first 14 days	$366
- over 14 days	$254
Surgical patient or obstetric patient
- first 14 days	$339
- over 14 days	$254
Psychiatric patient
- first 42 days	$339
- 43 – 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Rehabilitation patient
- first 49 days	$339
- 50 - 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Other patients
- first 14 days	$294
- over 14 days	$254

[2]Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2:

Delete:

Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2 - Victoria: shared ward accommodation at a public hospital

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	$366
- over 14 days	$254
Surgical patient or obstetric patient
- first 14 days	$339
- over 14 days	$254
Psychiatric patient
- first 42 days	$339
- 43 – 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Rehabilitation patient
- first 49 days	$339
- 50 - 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Other patients
- first 14 days	$294
- over 14 days	$254

[3]Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 3:

Delete:

Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 3 - Tasmania: shared ward accommodation at a public hospital

Insert:

Table 3― Tasmania:shared ward accommodation at a public hospital

Class of patient	Minimum benefit payable per night
Advanced surgical patient
- first 14 days	$366
- over 14 days	$254
Surgical patient or obstetric patient
- first 14 days	$339
- over 14 days	$254
Psychiatric patient
- first 42 days	$339
- 43 – 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Rehabilitation patient
- first 49 days	$339
- 50 - 65 days	$294
- over 65 days	$254
Other patients
- first 14 days	$294
- over 14 days	$254

[4]Schedule 2, Clause 2 Minimum benefit, Table:

Delete:

ACT $294

Insert:

ACT $303

Delete:

NSW $294

Insert:

NSW $303

Delete:

Northern Territory $294

Insert:

Northern Territory $303

Delete:

South Australia $294

Insert:

South Australia $303

[5]Schedule 3, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1:

Delete:

Schedule 2, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1

Insert:

Table 1

Public hospitals	Band 1	Band 2	Band 3	Band 4
NSW	$219	$245	$270	$303
ACT	$219	$246	$270	$303
Northern Territory	$219	$250	$290	$303
Queensland	$220	$246	$270	$301.50
South Australia	$219	$250	$276	$303
Tasmania	$212	$253	$293	$339
Victoria	$214	$254	$295	$339
Western Australia	$230	$230	$230	$230

[6]Schedule 3, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2:

Delete:

Schedule 3, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2

Insert:

Table 2

Private hospitals $190 $239 $290 $339

[7]Schedule 4, Clause 6 Minimum benefit, Table 1:

Delete:

Northern Territory $67.72

Insert:

Northern Territory $70.47

Delete:

South Australia $100.00

Insert:

South Australia $103.00

Delete:

ACT $96.40

Insert:

ACT $99.80

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 2010