South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—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 (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2002

1. Variation of regulation 4—Interpretation

2. Variation of Schedule

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the South Australian Health Commission (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Variation Regulations 2007.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 March 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 (Recognised Hospital—Medicare Patients Fees) Regulations 2002

4—Variation of regulation 4—Interpretation

Regulation 4(1)—after the definition of same day patient insert:

single room, in relation to the accommodation of a patient, means the accommodation of the patient in a room in which he or she is the only patient.

5—Variation of Schedule

Schedule, item 2—delete item 2 and substitute:

2	For the accommodation, maintenance and care at a recognised hospital of a private overnight stay patient—
(a)    where the patient requests and subsequently receives single room accommodation	$463.00
(b)    in any other case	$269.00

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 15 February 2007

No 10 of 2007

HEACS/06/173