Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2013 (No. 3) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2013 (No. 3)

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

Dated 4 July 2013

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Megan Keaney

Acting First Assistant Secretary

Medical Benefits Division

Department of Health and Ageing

Contents

PART 1         PRELIMINARY3

1            Name of Rules3

2.           Commencement3

3.        Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011                                       3

SCHEDULE – AMENDMENTS4

Part 1        Preliminary

1. Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2013 (No. 3).

1. Commencement

These Rules commence on the day after registration.

1. Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011

The Schedule amends the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011 as amended.

Schedule – Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011

1. Schedule 1, Part 2 Type A procedures, Clause 4 Advanced surgical patient, subclause (3)

After “30512” delete “30514”

After “31524” insert “31572  31581  31584”

2         Schedule 1, Part 2 Type A procedures, Clause 6 Surgical patient, subclause (3)

After “31554” insert “31569  31575  31578 ”       

3         Schedule 3, Part 2 Type B procedures, Clause 5 Non-band specific Type B day procedures, subclause (1)

After “31355” delete “31441”

After “31566” insert “31590”

4         Schedule 3, Part 3 Type C procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 3 Therapeutic Procedures, T1

After “14209” delete “14215”

5         Schedule 3, Part 3 Type C procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 3 Therapeutic Procedures, T8

After “31220” insert “31587”