Workers Compensation Act 1987 Regulation relating to the rates for treatment of injured workers at private hospitals (1991-139) [GG No 45 of 15.3.1991] (NSW)

1991—No. 139

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987—REGULATION

(Relating to the rates for treatment of injured workers at private hospitals)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 45 of 15 March 1991]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Workers Cornpensation Act 1987, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

JOHN FAHEY

Minister for Industrial Relations,

Minister for Further Education,

Training and Employment.

The Workers Compensation (General) Regulation 1987 is amended:

(a) by omitting from clause 10A the definition of "hospital category C" and by inserting instead the following definitions: "hospital category C" means a hospital in New South Wales

other than a public hospital) which is not a hospital category

A, hospital category B or hospital category D;

"hospital category D" means

(a) a hospital outside New South Wales; or

(b) a hospital in New South Wales that is conducted by the Commonwealth;

(b) by omitting the Table to clause 10B (a) and by inserting instead the following Table:

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TABLE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Amount per day

Hospital Hospital Hospital Hospital

Patient Period of category category category category

classification	hospitalisation	A	B	C	D
$	$	$	$
Advanced	1 to 14 days	405	380	—	285
surgical	Over 14 days	280	280	—	220
patient
Surgical	1 to 14 days	380	360	—	255
patient	Over 14 days	280	280	—	215
Psychiatric	1 to 42 days	365	335	285	255
patient	43 to 65 days	285	250	235	215
66 days or over	260	225	220	200
Rehabilitation	1 to 49 days	395	335	285	245
patient	50 days or over	295	250	235	200
Other patient	1 to 14 days	340	325	285	205
(medical)	Over 14 days	280	245	235	170
Day patient	Up to 1 day	200	200	200	110

(c) by omitting Column 3 of the Table to clause 10B (a1) and by inserting instead the following Column:

Column 3

Amount per day
$

1,425

985

(d) by inserting in clause 10B (b) after the word "treatment" the words "at a hospital category A, hospital category B or hospital category C";

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(e) by omitting Column 2 of the Table to clause 10B (b) and by inserting instead the following Column:

Column 2

$

170 300 360 470

660

750 1,000 1,400 1,860 2,175

(f) by inserting after clause 10B (b) the following paragraph:

(b1) in respect of each treatment at a hospital category D as an in-patient which necessitates the use of the hospital

theatre—the amount specified in Column 2 of the

following Table opposite the period of that use specified in

Column 1 of the Table:

TABLE

Column 1 Column 2

$

1–15 minutes	100
16–30 minutes	200
31–45 minutes	245
46–60 minutes	310
61–90 minutes	340
91–120 minutes	440
Over 120 minutes	475

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Workers Compensation (General)

Regulation 1987:

(a) to increase the amounts for which an employer is liable for treatment of injured workers at private hospitals; and

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(b) to specify the amounts for which an employer is liable for treatment of injured workers at interstate hospitals or Commonwealth hospitals in New South Wales.