EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by Authority of the Minister for Health and Ageing
Health Insurance Act 1973
Determination under Subsection 3(1)
(HIB 15/2006)
Paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act) provides that the Minister may from time to time determine the levels of patient contribution by a nursing-home type patient of a recognized hospital in a State or internal Territory.
This determination determines for the purposes of paragraph (b) that the amount of patient contribution shall be $36.40 per day in respect of recognized hospitals in Western Australia.
Consultation
The increase to the amount of patient contributions has been made in the determination to reflect the advice received from the Western Australian Department of Health.
This determination commences on the date after this determination is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI).
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING
APRIL 2006