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 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Name of Rules
2. Commencement
3. Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2010
SCHEDULE―AMENDMENTS
[1] Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1:
[2] Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2:
[3] Schedule 1, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 3:
[4] Schedule 2, Clause 2 Minimum benefit, Table:
[5] Schedule 3, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 1:
[6] Schedule 3, Subclause 2(2) Minimum benefit, Table 2:
[7] Schedule 4, Clause 6 Minimum benefit, Table 1:
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Rules
These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2010 (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, which commenced on 29 January 2010.
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