South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2003 (SA)

South Australia

South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2003

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 (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2002

1. Variation of regulation 4—Interpretation

2. Variation of Schedule—Fees for services provided to Medicare patients by recognised hospitals

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2003.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 November 2003.

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 (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2002

4—Variation of regulation 4—Interpretation

1. Regulation 4(1)—after the definition of Medicare patient insert:

   outreach service has the same meaning as in the National Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth;

2. Regulation 4(1), definition of patient—after "care" insert:

   and includes a person to whom a recognised hospital provides outreach services

5—Variation of Schedule—Fees for services provided to Medicare patients by recognised hospitals

1. Schedule, item 1—after "treatment" insert:

   at a hospital

2. Schedule, item 2—after "care" insert:

   at a hospital

3. Schedule, item 3—after "treatment" insert:

   at a hospital

4. Schedule, item 4—after "care" insert:

   at a hospital

5. Schedule, item 5—after "treatment" insert:

   at a hospital

6. Schedule, item 6—after "treatment" insert:

   at a hospital

7. Schedule, item 7—after "care" insert:

   at a hospital

8. Schedule—after item 7 insert:

8. For outreach services provided by a hospital to a private patient...................................................................................................... $150.00

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 30 October 2003

No 217 of 2003

DHSCS03/39