South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non‑Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non‑Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2007

under the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non-Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2004

1. Substitution of Schedule 3

   Schedule 3—Recognised hospitals and incorporated health centres: accommodation, rehabilitation, domiciliary care, transportation and related fees

2. Variation of Schedule 3A—Recognised hospitals: Australian Cranio Facial Unit and related fees

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non‑Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2007.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2007.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non-Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2004

4—Substitution of Schedule 3

Schedule 3—delete the Schedule and substitute:

Schedule 3—Recognised hospitals and incorporated health centres: accommodation, rehabilitation, domiciliary care, transportation and related fees

1—Glenside Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital (Howard House)
Fee for inpatient accommodation—per day or part day	$426.00
2—Hampstead Centre
Head Injury Service—
(a)    Inpatient—
(i)     inpatient accommodation fee—per day or part day	$785.00
(ii)    professional service fee (not payable by private patient)—per day or part day	$55.00
(b)    Rehabilitation service for non-admitted patients—
(i)     assessment or treatment provided by a medical practitioner, per hour of attendance by the patient (maximum fee)	$169.00
(ii)    individual assessment or treatment provided by a person who is not a medical practitioner, per hour of attendance by the patient (maximum fee)	$127.00
(iii)    treatment as one of a group of patients provided by a person who is not a medical practitioner, per hour of attendance by the patient (maximum fee)	$53.50
3—Julia Farr Services
Fee for inpatient accommodation—per day or part day	$369.00
4—All recognised hospitals and incorporated health centres
(1)	Domiciliary maintenance and care visit—
(a)    attendance involving a service provided by a medical practitioner or other health professional (other than a paramedical aide)—per visit	$80.00
(b)    any other attendance—per visit	$35.75
(2)	Where, in addition to providing a service referred to in this Schedule, a recognised hospital or incorporated health centre transports, or arranges for the transportation of, a patient to or from (or between different facilities of) the hospital or health centre, the hospital or health centre may charge an additional fee equal to the cost to the hospital or health centre of providing, or arranging for the provision of, that transportation
(3)	Subclause (2) does not apply to the transportation of a patient with a retrieval team provided by a recognised hospital where a retrieval fee for the provision of such a team by the hospital during transportation is applicable under Schedule 1 or 2

5—Variation of Schedule 3A—Recognised hospitals: Australian Cranio Facial Unit and related fees

Schedule 3A, clause 3(1)—delete "$26 121" and substitute:

$27 218

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

on the recommendation of the Minister for Health and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 7 June 2007

No 109 of 2007

HEACS/07/186; DFCCS/07/058