Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2017 (No. 8) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2017 (No. 8)

I, PENNY SHAKESPEARE, 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.

Penny Shakespeare

Acting Deputy Secretary

Health Benefits Group

Department of Health

26 October 2017

Contents

Part 1Preliminary

1Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2017 (No. 8).

2.Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 November 2017.

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

Schedules A, B and C amend the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011 as amended.

Schedule A ― Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011

[1]Schedule 1, Part 2 – Type A Procedures, Clause 4 Advanced Surgical patient, subclause (3)

After ‘35412’ insert ‘35414’

After ‘38274’ insert ‘38276’

After ‘38493’ insert ‘38495’

[2]Schedule 1, Part 2 – Type A Procedures, Clause 5 Obstetric patient, subclause (2)(a)(ii)

After ‘16528’ insert ‘16530’

After ‘16530’ insert ‘16531’

After ‘16531’ insert ‘16533’

After ‘16533’ insert ‘16534’

After ‘16522 (excluding caesarean)’ remove ‘16525’

[3]Schedule 1, Part 2 – Type A Procedures, Clause 6 Surgical patient, subclause (3)

After ‘40336’ insert ‘40701’

After ‘40701’ insert ‘40704’

After ‘40704’ insert ‘40705’

After ‘40705’ insert ‘40708’

After ‘30068’ remove ‘30110’

After ‘30619’ remove ‘30620’

After ‘30637’ remove ‘30638’

After ‘30672’ remove ‘30675’

After ‘35673’ remove ‘35676’

After ‘35680’ remove ‘35683’

After ‘35684’ remove ‘35687’

After ‘35710’ remove ‘35712’

After ‘35713’ remove ‘35716’

After ‘36654’ remove ‘36658’

After ‘36658’ remove ‘36662’

After ‘41789’ remove ‘41792’

After ‘41813’ remove ‘41819’

After ‘41819’ remove ‘41820’

Schedule B ― Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011

[1]Schedule 3, Part 2 – Type B Procedures, Clause 4 Band 1, subclause (1)(a) T8: Surgical Operations

After ‘30475’ remove ‘30476’

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

Before ‘13110’ insert ‘111’

After ‘111’ insert ‘117’

After ‘117’ insert ‘120’

After ‘120’ insert ‘6080’

After ‘6080’ insert ‘6081’

After ‘39331’ insert ‘40702’

After ‘18379’ remove ‘30041’

After ‘30099’ remove ‘30102’

After ‘30105’ remove ‘30106’

After ‘30281’ remove ‘30282’

After ‘30484’ remove ‘30493’

After ‘35509’ remove ‘35512’

After ‘35513’ remove ‘35516’

After ‘35523’ remove ‘35526’

After ‘35616’ remove ‘35617’

After ‘35637’ remove ‘35639’

After ‘36650’ remove ‘36660’

After ‘37435’ remove ‘37622’

After ‘41653’ remove ‘41665’

After ‘41764’ remove ‘41800’

Schedule C ― Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011

[1]Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 2 – Diagnostic procedures & investigations, D1

After ‘12318’ insert ‘12320’

After ‘12321’ insert ‘12322’

After ‘12306’ remove ‘12309’

After ‘12315’ remove ‘12318’

After ‘12321’ remove ‘12323’

[2]Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 3 – Therapeutic procedures, T4

After ‘16400’ insert ‘16407’

After ‘16407’ insert ‘16408’

[3]Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 3 – Therapeutic procedures, T8

After ‘39115’ insert ‘40707’

[4]Schedule 3, Part 3 – Type C Procedures, Clause 8 Interpretation, Category 6 – Pathology services, P7

After ‘73295’ insert ‘73296’

After ‘73296’ insert ‘73297’