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South Australia

South Australian Health Commission (Compensable and Non-Medicare Patients Fees) (New Fees) Variation Regulations 2008

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. Variation of Schedule 1—Recognised hospitals: fees for admitted patients

2. Variation of Schedule 2—Recognised hospitals: fees for non‑admitted patients

3. Variation of Schedule 3—Recognised hospitals and incorporated health centres: accommodation, rehabilitation, domicilary care, transportation and related fees

4. 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) (New Fees) Variation Regulations 2008.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2008.

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—Variation of Schedule 1—Recognised hospitals: fees for admitted patients

1. Schedule 1, clause 7—delete "$1 749" and substitute:

   $1 840

2. Schedule 1, clause 9, Tables 1 and 2—delete the tables and substitute:

   Table 1: Prices

Hospital Classification	Price
Teaching Hospital	$5 034
Non‑teaching Hospital	$3 442

Table 2: Rehabilitation and Maintenance Care Fees

Public or Private Patient	Type of Treatment	Price (per day)
		Teaching Hospital	Non‑teaching Hospital
Public	Maintenance care	$245	$245
Private	Maintenance care	$241	$241
Public	Rehabilitation—Spinal	$1 347	$1 237
Private	Rehabilitation—Spinal	$1 246	$1 145
Public	Rehabilitation—Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Amputee	$786	$722
Private	Rehabilitation—Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Amputee	$727	$668
Public	Rehabilitation—Other	$563	$517
Private	Rehabilitation—Other	$521	$478

5—Variation of Schedule 2—Recognised hospitals: fees for non‑admitted patients

1. Schedule 2, clause 6(b)—delete "$24.60" and substitute:

   $25

2. Schedule 2, clause 7—delete "$1 749" and substitute:

   $1 840

3. Schedule 2, clause 9, Table 1—delete the table and substitute:

   Table 1: Non‑admitted Patient Prices

Type of Service	Price
	Public Patient	Private Patient
Emergency Department	$208	$155
Outpatient	$167	$83
Outreach	$161	$81

6—Variation of Schedule 3—Recognised hospitals and incorporated health centres: accommodation, rehabilitation, domicilary care, transportation and related fees

Schedule 3—delete the Schedule and substitute:

1—Glenside Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital (Howard House)
Fee for inpatient accommodation—per day or part day	$448.00
2—Hampstead Centre
Head Injury Service—
(a)    Inpatient—
(i)     inpatient accommodation fee—per day or part day	$826.00
(ii)    professional service fee (not payable by private patient)—per day or part day	$58.00
(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)	$178.00
(ii)    individual assessment or treatment provided by a person who is not a medical practitioner, per hour of attendance by the patient (maximum fee)	$134.00
(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)	$56.50
3—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	$84.00
(b)    any other attendance—per visit	$37.50
(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

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

Schedule 3A, clause 3(1)—delete "$27 218" and substitute:

$28 633

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's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 5 June 2008

No 120 of 2008

HEACS/08/262